Bruce Pennington Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 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
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/09137.html Might be related 仙台住白龍子永繁 Katana [Hakuryushi_Nagashige] 2 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 TSUBA photo is upside down, but could be NOBUYOSHI. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 28, 2022 Author Report Posted June 28, 2022 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
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 No estimated year, but Shin-shintō, it says. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 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
Bugyotsuji Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 It does say he was the 7th gen smith of the Tashiro family line, serving Daté in Sendai. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 28, 2022 Author Report Posted June 28, 2022 All great stuff guys! Did some web searching. Seems Date' was in the 1600's. But wasn't Shinshinto in the 1800's? Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted June 28, 2022 Report Posted June 28, 2022 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
Bruce Pennington Posted June 28, 2022 Author Report Posted June 28, 2022 Bingo! Thanks Jussi!!! I'll pass this along. Appreciate it, guys! 1 Quote
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