Paper translation

[loui]

Hi Guys, can someone help me with the particulars of this NBTHK paper, My understanding is it is Bizen Kiyomitsu, Ten-mon period.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Regards,

 

Louis

[Bugyotsuji]

The most important part is the two lines on the right where they give the length, the date and the signature. Unfortunately the rectangular box indicates where the actual year is missing; the bottom of the date has also been cut off.

 

What the line says literally is:

Item. Katana. Mei. "...Year Three, Eighth Month... (cut off below)(Osafune Kiyomitsu)"

[loui]

Hmm, the person is telling me that the remaining characters say "tenmon", I'll take a closer look.

 

Edit, actually no need for a closer look - the papers say what it is!

 

Thanks very much. Wish they gave a better idea of when this was made.

[Bugyotsuji]

Well, if you look up when Kiyomitsu was active, and find an era with a minumum of three years in it, then you can maybe find a crossover. Tenbun ran from 1532 to 1555 and there was one Kiyomitsu at that time, so the possibility...