Bruce Pennington Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 Getting this translated for a fellow collector, if I may. On a civil sword fitted for the war. I've requested full-length photos for better dating purposes. I'll update when they come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/09137.html Might be related 仙台住白龍子永繁 Katana [Hakuryushi_Nagashige] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 TSUBA photo is upside down, but could be NOBUYOSHI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted June 28 Author Report Share Posted June 28 40 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said: Might be related Seems to be the guy, thanks Piers! I cannot read those papers, do they say an estimated year? 13 minutes ago, ROKUJURO said: TSUBA photo is upside down, but could be NOBUYOSHI. Thanks Jean! I've re-oriented the pic, here. I'm completely ignorant of tsuba artisans. Any idea if he is of any regard? Also, the tsuba seems really plain. Why would a guy want to sign something so unremarkable? Sorry for all the questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 No estimated year, but Shin-shintō, it says. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 Bruce, signing an undecorated TSUBA has probably more to do with good metal, work quality, and craftman's pride, not with value. Unfortunately, I cannot help with the maker. There are a number of famous NOBUYOSHI, but they worked in different styles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 It does say he was the 7th gen smith of the Tashiro family line, serving Daté in Sendai. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted June 28 Author Report Share Posted June 28 All great stuff guys! Did some web searching. Seems Date' was in the 1600's. But wasn't Shinshinto in the 1800's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jussi Ekholm Posted June 28 Report Share Posted June 28 Quoting Swordsmiths by Markus Quote NAGASHIGE (永繁), Bunkyū (文久, 1861-1864), Ōshū – “Sendai-jū Hakuryūshi Fujiwara Nagashige” (仙台住 白龍子永繁), gō Hakuryūshi (白龍子) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted June 28 Author Report Share Posted June 28 Bingo! Thanks Jussi!!! I'll pass this along. Appreciate it, guys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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