ROKUJURO Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Dear Sirs, may I kindly ask your help in reading a signature on an older Japanese kitchen-knife? The MEI (SADANAGA or SADAMITSU?) is sloppily chiseled, and above is a faint stamp very difficult to capture with my mobile phone. Quote
SteveM Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Maybe the stamp is 名匠 (Master craftsman) And the name is 貴囗 Takayoshi? or Takamune? 3 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 19 Author Report Posted April 19 Thank you Steve! Very helpful! The second KANJI was probably chiseled while running..... 1 Quote
SteveM Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 2 hours ago, ROKUJURO said: The second KANJI was probably chiseled while running..... I thought maybe it was 貴良作 (Takayoshi-saku), but I couldn't find anything online that might corroborate this. I did find one 貴宗 that has a similar chippy "taka", but it is just a wild guess because yours doesn't really look like mune. So... I ran out of ideas at that point. 2 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted April 19 Author Report Posted April 19 Thank you Steve, for your efforts! This narrow knife has seen some use and years, so you never know if the maker is still listed somewhere. Might well be one of the hundreds of little forges all over Japan. Quote
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