Kogatana Mei

[pcfarrar]

I have an interesting kogatana with quite a long mei. Can anyone help with a translation?

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

[reinhard]

The signature is quite deteriorated in some areas. My best guess is (from top to bottom and right to left):

 

Kiku-mon, followed by "Raijo"

 

The right column reads: "Nihon Kaji Sosho" (master swordsmith of Japan)

 

The left column starts with: "Iga (no) Kami Fujiwara", followed by two undecipherable characters. It ends with the name of "KINMICHI". Correct me, if I'm wrong.

 

reinhard

[Nobody]

With my mind’s eye, the left column may be

伊賀守藤原朝臣金道 – Iga no kami Fujiwara ason Kinmichi.