ROKUJURO Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 I have a slim TANTO signed YASUMITSU, but I cannot read the KUNI. I would appreciate any help in reading this. Thanks in advance! Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 Appears to be Fujiwara ju Yasumitsu. Fujiwara as a place rather than a clan is unusual to see, but you can see other examples searching in Sesko 3 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 Thank you Ray! I always appreciate your expertise! I also thought of FUJIWARA, but then I rejected it as unusual, as you say. As I don't have books on swords, I will try to find something online. Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 The Nihonto Club swordsmith database is now gated behind a login, so sharing a screenshot with some examples rather than a link. 2 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 Thank you again Ray! I don't know how to use this to find FUJIWARA YASUMITSU with these name KANJI? Do I have to apply for membership first? Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 There is no Yasumitsu that I see documented with this mei, but FWIW there is a Fujiwara ju Yasutomo in late Muromachi, Yamato province. YASUTOMO (安友), Eiroku (永禄, 1558-1570), Yamato – “Fujiwara Yasutomo” (藤原安友), “Fujiwara-jū Yasutomo” (藤原住安友) - Credit Markus Sesko 1 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 Thank you again Ray! So it seems I have the one and only FUJIWARA YASUMITSU TANTO in the world which would make it extremely valuable! Quote
gordpete Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 I have a Fujiwara jû Yasutomo oshigata and the signatures are very similar, although the nakago-jiri are different. This is certainly a Yamato Fujiwara smith that is unlisted in the Meikan. 2 1 Quote
gordpete Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 Just some information on the Fujiwara area of Nara. The place name still exists and it is located in front of Kasuga-taisha grand shrine. These smiths supplied arms for the warriors attached to the shrine. As Ray has provided, some of these smiths are from the Sue-Tegai School, some are Fujiwara School smiths and a few are pre-Kanabô smiths. The Kanabô School began in Fujiwara before moving to the Kanabô area of Nara. 5 1 Quote
Nobody Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 FYI, another Fujiwara ju Yasumitsu Yahoo!オークション - 珍品 藤原住安光 指表に素剣彫り指裏に添樋の入... 3 1 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted March 20 Author Report Posted March 20 Thank you Gordon, that is valuable information! As my slender blade has a HOSO SUGUHA HAMON, I think it could have been made by a SUE TEGAI smith. Quote
gkfalk Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 To add a little bit to the Fujiwara-ju, I am researching this one that belonged to my family: 2 Quote
gordpete Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Hi Rokujuro, Not a Sue-Tegai smith. SueTegai smiths typically used Kane [包] as the first character in their signatures. Your smith is from the small group of smiths known as the Fujiwara School. 2 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted March 24 Author Report Posted March 24 Thank you Gordon, for this valuable information! I will add it to the file. Quote
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