Gendai smith, Masashige

[Jesper]

Hi all,

I would be gratefull if anyone could give me any information on this Gendai smith. He signed Choshu no jo Masashige. I have enclosed a photo of a Fujishiro paper. Thanks in advance.

 

Jesper

[cabowen]

He is not listed, unfortunately, in the Meikan. It is possible he used a different mei and is listed elsewhere but without further research it is not certain if that is the case. He worked in present day Yamaguchi Prefecture, an area not exactly overflowing with smiths during the war. The nakago is nicely done so I expect he had training and was a skilled smith....

[Jesper]

Thank you.

 

Jesper