Klink Posted March 17 Author Report Posted March 17 Uwe, I think you have it... Thanks. I didn't see Gashu in the Province list of Site Kanji... So if you trust AI it states the following about a smith named Iehira... ....... wakizashi" from Genroku era in the early 1700's by a representative swordsmith IEHIRA 家平 whose real name is Suzaki Kichibei 洲崎吉兵衛. He collaborated at his father IEHIRA's studio and worked for the feudal lord MAEDA 前田 in Kaga province (present-day Kanazawa, Ishikawa pref.) I found a picture of a Mei from this smith.... Quote
uwe Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 Some info! Excerpt from M. Sesko's book: IEHIRA (家平), 1st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Kaga – “Gashū-jū Fujiwara Shirōbei no Jō Iehira kore o saku” (賀州住藤原四郎兵衛尉家平作之), “Gashū-jū Iehira” (賀州住家平), “Gashū Kanazawa-jū Shirōbei no Jō Fujiwara Iehira” (賀州金沢住四郎兵衛尉藤原家平), second son of the 1st gen. Ietada (家忠), he lived in Kanazawa (金沢) and died in the third year of Tenna (天和, 1683), itame mixed with masame, gunome, hako-midare, sanbonsugi, notare, suguha, chūjō-saku IEHIRA (家平), 2nd gen., Genroku (元禄, 1688-1704), Kaga – “Gashū-jū Fujiwara Iehira” (賀州住藤原家平), “Gashū-jū Fujiwara Iehira saku” (賀州住藤原家平作), he changed his name during the Genroku era to Kunihira (国平), see also entry “KUNIHIRA (国平), 1st gen.”, during his time as 2nd gen. Iehira he signed with a thicker chisel than the 1st gen. and also his hamon is more flamboyant than that of his predecessor, chū-saku 1 Quote
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