Mark C Posted June 16, 2011 Report Posted June 16, 2011 Hi, Can I please ask for some help with this Tanto mei. I can only get what seems to be " Seki Ju" Thanks in advance Regards Mark C Quote
Grey Doffin Posted June 16, 2011 Report Posted June 16, 2011 Hi Mark, "Seki Ju" makes as much sense as anything else; very abbreviated Seki. This doesn't look like it was cut by anyone older than 6 or 7, at least to my non-Japanese eyes. Grey Quote
george trotter Posted June 17, 2011 Report Posted June 17, 2011 Is it my imagination or does this say "Seki Masa"? Of course "Seki" can be read as "Kan" which would make this mei Kansho...just a thought. Quote
Grey Doffin Posted June 17, 2011 Report Posted June 17, 2011 May be Masa/Sho, but there are no Kansho in Hawley's or any of my references. Grey Quote
Mark C Posted June 17, 2011 Author Report Posted June 17, 2011 Thank you Guys, researching Kansho, I find it's a period between 1460 and 1466 although the Kan Kanji is very different. I will try and get some good pictures of the blade today. Again Thanks Mark C Quote
george trotter Posted June 17, 2011 Report Posted June 17, 2011 I also had a look in Hawleys and although there is no Kansho, there are 2 smiths who used "Kan" like this, (both Kanpo) and 2 more who used a very similar "Kan" (Kanju, Kanto), so it may be a possibility that a Kansho existed (Morita san, Moriyama san...are you there?)...It is always possible that this is an unrecorded smith...I have a WWII gendaito signed Shigekuni and can find no reference to him anyehere, so a missing Kansho is certainly possible. Not saying this IS Kansho, but just maybe... Quote
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