Sayagaki translation help needed

[JAL]

Dear all,

 

this Satō Kanzan sayagaki I find difficult to translate. Some parts are ok. It is of a Sa Kunihiro juyo blade. The backside is not from him but looks a strange text. Could anyone help?

 

thanks

 

John L.

[Nobody]

聖駕廣嶋大本営駐輦之砌明治廿七年極月

賜　上覧之栄而爾来翌年四月御通告

制間親□座右嘉賞為也 (unsure)

<free translation> Emperor Meiji visited Hiroshima Imperial Headquarters in December 1894. We were honored to be inspected and later received a notification in the April of the next year, ……………………… for the award.

 

加藤友三郎誌 – Kato Tomosaburo wrote.

Ref. Katō Tomosaburō - Wikipedia

 

 

左國弘 – Sa Kunihiro

寳永三年光忠折紙 – Hoei 3^rd year (1706), Mitsutada origami

藝州浅野家伝来 – Hnded down through Asano family in Geishu

長壹尺壹寸壹分半 – Length, 1-shaku 1-sun 1.5-bu

昭和丁未年初冬 – Showa Hinoto-Hitsuji year (1967), early winter

寒山誌 – Kanzan wrote.

[JAL]

On 11/24/2025 at 12:21 PM, Nobody said:

聖駕廣嶋大本営駐輦之砌明治廿七年極月

賜　上覧之栄而爾来翌年四月御通告

制間親□座右嘉賞為也 (unsure)

<free translation> Emperor Meiji visited Hiroshima Imperial Headquarters in December 1894. We were honored to be inspected and later received a notification in the April of the next year, ……………………… for the award.

 

加藤友三郎誌 – Kato Tomosaburo wrote.

Ref. Katō Tomosaburō - Wikipedia

 

 

左國弘 – Sa Kunihiro

寳永三年光忠折紙 – Hoei 3^rd year (1706), Mitsutada origami

藝州浅野家伝来 – Hnded down through Asano family in Geishu

長壹尺壹寸壹分半 – Length, 1-shaku 1-sun 1.5-bu

昭和丁未年初冬 – Showa Hinoto-Hitsuji year (1967), early winter

寒山誌 – Kanzan wrote.

Dear Moriyama-san,

 

Thank you very much as always,

 

best regards

 

John L.

[Lewis B]

John, if you don't mind sharing the blade I would love to see it. I have a particular sort spot for Sa Kunihiro, especially his tanto.

[JAL]

Sure, here are some pictures. 33.6 cm nagasa so sunnobi tanto or wakizashi.

best regards

 

John L. 

[JAL]