Translation for a friend

[Jean]

For the mei, I translate «HOKI (NO) KAMI TAIRA ASON MASAYUKI  » I am looking for the first kanji and translation of the date. The mei looks Sho Shin, what do you think?

[Shugyosha]

Hi Jean,

Kansei four (1792) nezumidoshi - year of the rat: 寛政 四子年.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Papered example, looks like a good match: https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-hoki-kami-taira-ason-masayuki/

 

 

[Nobody]

薩伯耆守平朝臣正幸 – Satsu (=Satsuma) Hoki no kami Taira no Ason Masayuki

 

The same katana?

Ref. 日本刀 刀　薩伯耆守平朝臣正幸 寛政四子年｜日本刀 刀剣販売 e-sword

[Jean]

Thanks a lot guys for your help.

 

 

Koichi, I don’t know but I’ll ask the question.

[Jean]

Koichi,

 

to answer your question: it is exactly the same, where some people entitled themselves to change tsuba, put another tsuka, removed the seppas, send this to switzerland.Sold by a Chinese from Lausanne to a collector and of course resold to a French who does not know anything about Japanese swords.

 

 

[Nobody]

Thanks Jean,

So I assume that the tokubetsu hozon paper was lost during the procedures.

[Jean]

Probably, the way this sword came to France is quite curious.;;

[Surfson]

Well, the good news is that now you have images of the lost papers!