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[Mark S.]

Need help translating this… from another site.  Last two are masa tsukuru.   I believe first two are Noshu?
 

[Ray Singer]

I believe it is Noshu Seki ju Toshimasa saku 

 

Research the WWII era smith who studied under Watanabe Kanenaga. 

[mecox]

Noshi Seki ju Toshimasa saku  

  “Toshimasa” (敏正), real name Asai Eikurō (浅井 栄九郎), born January 15th 1886 (Meijin 19), student of Watanabe Kanenaga (渡辺兼永).  Registered as a Seki smith Showa 16 (1941) August 18.  Died October 25, 1958.  In 1942 Banzuke ranked as  ryōkō no retsu. 

he had a son: YASUTSUNA 安綱 
real name Asai Tamotsu (浅井保), born March 21st 1924, the son of Toshimasa (敏正) and died Heisei 2 (1990) January 3, his gō is Ittōsai (一刀斎).

Both Toshimasa and son Yasutsuna received Nyusen-sho in Dec 1944 gunto exhibition run by the Army.

[Mark S.]

Thank you both.  I will pass on to the owner.