Mei Meaning Help

[Bruce Pennington]

Could someone tell me what this mei means?  @george trotter helped me understand the "ichimongi", on another blade, to mean the sword was commemorating the reign of an ancient ruler (think it was the 800 anniversary), but this one seems to say something else (I already understand the Yasuki steel part):

 

Seikōsai Ichimonji kore o tsukuru (晴光斎一文字造之)

 

Blade posted by @Michael 67 HERE.

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Any help?

@george trotter @mecox @SteveM @Kiipu etc.

[SteveM]

Going down a bit of a rabbit hole with this one. I can't find any reference to Seikōsai Ichimonji (晴光斎一文字). 

There is late Edo smith who called himself Seikōsai Kanetoshi (晴光斎兼俊), which feels like there should be some connection, but I can't find any. 

 

Then, during the war, there was a smith who called himself Ikkōsai Kaneaki (粋/粹光斎兼明)

and another who called himself Ikkōsai Kanetoshi (粋/粹光斎兼俊). Needless to say neither of these are Seikōsai Ichimonji, however the name is close enough to be an unusual coincidence, and they are both wartime smiths, which puts them in the right time to be using Yasuki steel. 

 

There is a gunto smith who signed as Endō Ichimonji, but he too seems unrelated to the smith in this thread. 

 

So, sad to say I can't find anything on this Seikōsai Ichimonji. Presumably Ichimonji is a reference to the great Ichimonji smiths (the "ichi" in their name alluding to the superiority of their blades).

[Bruce Pennington]

15 hours ago, SteveM said:

a rabbit hole

Thanks Steve.  Appreciate the digging.  Sounds like someone concocted a unique name for this blade, reasons unknown.  I'll simply log it in, as is.

 

Thanks again!