Help with yari mei

[Viper6924]

Hi!

 

Have a nice little yari. Had it for a couple of years now. Haven´t been able to figure out the mei on this one.

 

Grateful for any help.

 

/Jan

[cabowen]

heian jo ju Ishido Suke

 

I think your may not show the full mei and that there may be another kanji under the Suke that is not visible in the photo....

[Viper6924]

Thanks Chris!

 

I will check the yari as soon as I come home. Another rookiemistake...

 

Perhaps it will be yet another classic Suke sada

 

Whats the translation for heian jo ju?

 

Ishido Suke+something I guess is the name.

 

Thanks again!

 

Jan

[Viper6924]

Hi again!

 

Chris, you are correct. There is a last secret kanji. I haven´t seen it during the years I had it i my collection. Its´almost completely gone. It doesn´t look lika a Sada-kanji anyway.

 

The friday quiz: Please try to find the missing kanji

 

Look at the picture.

 

/Jan

[Nobody]

One possibility is Suketoshi (助利) around Enpo era (延宝: 1673-1681).

[Viper6924]

Arigato Moriyama-san

 

When I looked at the last kanji, yari in hand, it sure looks like You are right. I also did some more reserach on the web that backs Your suggestion.

 

Again, thank You!

 

 

/Jan

[Mark Green]

I have a wonderful Suketoshi, Yari

Here is my mei. Some silly person cleaned the tang. The yari is wonderful.

[Viper6924]

Hi Mark!

 

I acctually saw Your post about the yari. It helped very much. And yes, it´s a very nice yari. The mei is very similar exept the "cleanup" on Yours. I´m thinking of putting this yari up for sale later this winter on a weaponsauction. Do You have any clue of the value of this smith?

 

All the best!

 

Jan

[Mark Green]

Hi Jan,

 

From what I was told, he was one of the best Yari makers of the Shinto period.

But it still comes down to what people will pay.

Mark G

[Viper6924]

You are right about the price, Mark. If I take it to the auction it will judged by their expert on Japanese weapons. But it´s always good to have as much info as possible.

 

Thanks again for Your input!

 

 

/Jan