Geraint L Posted June 7 Report Posted June 7 I recently acquired a katana. I am really struggling to identify it. I used google and it gave me a date 1598, some one else I asked said it was actually 1850 and by Yokoyama Sukeharu. I have been told the 1598 date could be a tribute to a master of the past is that a thing? help me out here what have I actually got???? sword.pdf Quote
Shugyosha Posted June 7 Report Posted June 7 Google was wrong, whoever you asked was correct: shin shinto Bizen, Osafune Sukeharu, a lucky day in August in the third year of Kaei 1850 in the western calendar. Sorry, on my phone so reproducing the kanji is a problem. 3 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 10 hours ago, Shugyosha said: Google was wrong, Unfortunately Google "search" nowadays is somewhat more reliant on AI hallucinations than data analysis/indexation; please adjust your expectations and research methodology accordingly. 2 Quote
Shugyosha Posted June 8 Report Posted June 8 (edited) Hi Geraint, Sorry for the short post yesterday. 備前国長船住横山祐春 - Bizen kuni Osafune ju Yokoyama Sukeharu - [Made by] Yokoyama Sukeharu resident of Osafune [in] Bizen province. 嘉永三年八月吉日- Kaei san'en hachi gatsu kichi jitsu - Kaei [era name], third year, eighth month, lucky day. There's another example of his signature and his work here: https://www.sanmei.com/contents/media/H7608_S5017_PUP_E.htm Edited June 8 by Shugyosha 1 Quote
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