Vincent AR Posted September 8, 2021 Report Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) Hello, I came in possession of this katana yesterday, dissassembled it and snapped pictures of the mei on the tang. I have no skills in reading Japanese whatsoever, so I am trying my Luck here. The characters are very rusty, and I couldnt really get great light, so I took several pictures. I will also join my probably terrible attempt at recreating the characters by hand. On top of the Kanji shown on the pictures, there are also two more additional Kanji below the others, but they are so faint you cannot really make out the outlines. I hope one of you might be able to provide assistance, and I shall remain ready to try and provide better pictures if needed. Thanks in advance Edited September 8, 2021 by Vincent AR typos Quote
mywei Posted September 8, 2021 Report Posted September 8, 2021 Fujiwara ju Ieyoshi (your pics are upside down btw) Probably Kaga 2 Quote
Vincent AR Posted September 8, 2021 Author Report Posted September 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, mywei said: Fujiwara ju Ieyoshi (your pics are upside down btw) Probably Kaga Thank you so much for your quick answer! By Kaga I assume you mean the Kaga province? I deeply apologize for the upside down pictures, not sure how I can fix it Quote
mywei Posted September 8, 2021 Report Posted September 8, 2021 Yes it might be a line of Ieyoshis from Kaga province. See ref http://ginza.choshuya.co.jp/sale/gj/r2/04/09_ieyoshi.htm Quote
Vincent AR Posted September 8, 2021 Author Report Posted September 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, mywei said: Yes it might be a line of Ieyoshis from Kaga province. See ref http://ginza.choshuya.co.jp/sale/gj/r2/04/09_ieyoshi.htm Thanks, I'll check that out! Hum, if I understand correctly, this katana might be 450 years old? Quote
NewB Posted September 8, 2021 Report Posted September 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, Vincent AR said: Thanks, I'll check that out! Hum, if I understand correctly, this katana might be 450 years old? Might be 😀 John 1 Quote
Geraint Posted September 11, 2021 Report Posted September 11, 2021 And therefore the two faint characters are probably Kashu. All the best. Quote
Vincent AR Posted September 11, 2021 Author Report Posted September 11, 2021 5 hours ago, vajo said: makes more sense. 6 hours ago, Geraint said: And therefore the two faint characters are probably Kashu. All the best. Thank you both. I believe I have all the background I need on this katana now. Thank you again for all those who answered! Quote
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