Sayagaki Translation Help (Tanobe Sensei)

[chinaski]

After a phone conversation with Grey Doffin, he encouraged me to post these here for translation help.  Nihonto on the left is a Nambokucho Tachi signed Hidemitsu with NBTHK TH papers  (I posted a thread last week with pics of the sword) - On the right is an Edo period Waki with NTHK Papers.  

 

 

 

 

[xiayang]

You may want to post a higher-resolution image for Tanobe sensei's sayagaki.

 

The one on the right reads:

 

菊紋 = kikumon

 

太刀銘 = tachi mei

 

金剛日向守盛久 = Kongō Hyūga no Kami Morihisa

 

天明六八月日 = on a day in the eighth month of Tenmei 6 (1786 CE)

 

刃長 壱尺九寸壱分半有之= length: 1 shaku 9 sun 1.5 bu (~58.02 cm)

[Nobody]

The one on the left;

 

備前國長舩秀光 – Bizen no kuni Osafune Hidemitsu

 

生茎而備州長ノ三字判讀サル小反物ノ特色ヲ明示スル所作而取分ケ互乃目ヲ揃ヘテ焼ク點ガ同工ニ擬セラレ候

- Unshortened nakago, and three characters “備州長” are deciphered. The characteristics of Kozori school can be seen. Especially its regular gumone suggests the smith’s work.

 

長貮尺壹寸有之 – Length is 2-shaku 1-sun.

惟時癸巳極月探山邉道識 – Mizunoto-Mi (2013), December, Tanzan Hendo appraised.

[chinaski]

Very much appreciate it!  I'll get a better pic of Tanobe Sensei's work and post it up this week.