Shinshinto Mei

[Jérôme]

Dear all,

 

I have many problems for translating this mei because it's a cursif mei

 

It's possible to help me for this translation

 

Best regards

Jérôme

[Jérôme]

With pictures Better

 

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.ph ... u=12977459

 

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.ph ... u=12977459

 

Jérôme

[outlier48]

I think the kanji reads 奥井 三廊 之 所持 (Okui (no) sanryo kore (o) shoji). Okui (faimily) third son owns this (?)

 

Perhaps some with more experience and skill and correct me and tackle the remainder.

 

Charlie Brashear

[Nobody]

I am not sure about the 2nd character of the mei. So, please correct me if I am wrong.

雲乃(or の, 州?)国寿造 – Kunitoshi in Un-shu made.

 

BTW, the owner’s name on the other side is Okui Saburo (奥井三郎).

[outlier48]

BTW, the owner’s name on the other side is Okui Saburo (奥井三郎).

 

Thank you, Moriyama-san, for the correction.

 

Charlie Brashear

[Jérôme]

Thank you Gentlemen for your answers.

 

Someone would it provide informations on this smith because I have nothing in my books.

 

In any case I do not know if it was a great swordsmith but the blade is very elegant with beautiful hamon.

 

I post more pictures this week-end.

 

I'm really impatient to be polished.

 

Jérôme

[george trotter]

Hi Jerome,

I have seen his work before...as you say, quite nice. He was Rikugun Jumei Tosho...his family and training details are on Toko Taikan page 191 and Ohno 1971 page 135 and Ohno 1977 page 67. Iwate prefecture, born Meiji 22 year, Sept. 9, Family name (I think) Kikuchi Kiyotaro. First swordsmith name Kiyoiye, next Kuniyasu, next Kunitoshi. Kunitoshi was also his father's art name. Studied under Yasukuni and Moritoshi.

You have a modern WWII gendaito....by a reputable, properly trained swordsmith.

Regards,

George.

PS...as you call this shinshinto, and as his father used the same name, it could possibly be him, but the mei looks identical to an oshigata of the WWII man.

[Jérôme]

Hi Georges,

 

Thank you very much for this information.

 

That does not bother me that it is a gendaito.

 

I was not sure it was a Shinshinto sword.

 

If the blade is elegant and well forged I prefer to have a good gendaito a koto sword with great failure which has unfortunately only a historical value.

 

Best regards

Jérôme