Opinions on Hiroshige mei

[Jorgensen]

Hello guys,

 

Came accross this Naginata, and what I can translate, signature is "Bushu Ju Hiroshige" (if I am right). Or does it translate to "Busyu Jyu Hiroshige"?

 

However the only Hiroshige with this signature I can find is Hiroshige (II).

 

Can any confirm this signature/smith?

 

btw. Nagasa is 39,7 cm.

 

-Jimi

[Tokaido]

Hello Jimi,

the kanji reads Bushu ju Hiroshige.

The other reading maybe somethimes listed on Japanese sites, but the "usual" transkription of the kanji is as above.

Markus Sesko lists two pages of Hiroshige from Bushu in his swordsmiths index. Most of them add a "Shitahara" within their signature (Bushu Shitahara ju Hiroshige).

But there are at least two listet which signed without a titel and without mentioning "Shitahara". One during Bunroku and one during Kanei.

Greetings

Andreas

 

 

Samples form Markus book:

Hiroshige ( N), 1. Gen., Bunroku (KP, 1592-1596), Musashi – „Bushu Shitahara-ju Hiroshige“ , „Bushu-ju

Hiroshige“ , bürgerlicher Name „Yamamoto Shinshichiro“ , er war der vierte Sohn der 1. Gen. Shitahara

Terushige (WN) und eröffnete einen eigenen Zweig der Shitahara-Familie, er lebte in Ongatamura (XYZ) in Musashis Hachioji,

suguha gemischt mit gunome-ashi in ko-nie-deki mit einem eher unterdrücktem nioiguchi, chu-saku

 

Hiroshige ( N), 1. Gen., Kan´ei (1624-1644), Musashi – „Bushu Shitahara-ju Hiroshige“, „Bushu-ju Hiroshige“, „Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Hiroshige“, „Bushu Hachioji Tasai-gun Yokoyama no junin Seishu Kuwana

ni oite Shitahara Hiroshige saku“, „gefertigt von Shitahara Hiroshige aus

Yokoyama bei Hachioji aus dem Tasai-Distrikt Musashis in Ises Kuwana“), bürgerlicher Name „Yamamoto Shinbei“, er

änderte seinen Vornamen später auf „Shin´emon“, dritter Sohn der 1. Gen. Shinshichiro Hiroshige, er eröffnete im zwölften Jahr Kan´ei (1635) einen eigenen Zweig der Shitahara-Familie, er starb im zweiten Jahr Kanbun (1662) im Alter von 88 Jahren

 

Tossed into google translator:

Hiroshige (N), 1 Gene Bunroku (CP 1592-1596), Musashi -. "Bushu Shitahara Hiroshige-ju", "Bushu-ju

Hiroshige, "real name" Yamamoto Shinshichiro "he was the fourth son of the 1st Gen. Shitahara

Terushige (WN) and opened his own branch of Shitahara family, he lived in Ongatamura (XYZ) in Musashi's Hachioji,

Suguha mixed with Gunome-ashi in ko-nie-deki with a rather suppressed nioiguchi, chu-saku

 

Hiroshige (N), 1 . Gene Kan'ei (1624-1644), Musashi - "Bushu Shitahara Hiroshige-ju", "Bushu Hiroshige-ju", "Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Hiroshige", "Bushu Tasai Hachioji-gun Yokoyama no junin Seishu Kuwana

ni saku oite Shitahara Hiroshige, "" made ​​out of Shitahara Hiroshige

Yokoyama at the Hachioji District Tasai Musashi in Ises Kuwana "), real name" Yamamoto Shinbei, "he

later changed his first name to "Shin'emon", the third son of the 1st Gen. Shinshichiro Hiroshige, he opened the twelfth year Kan'ei (1635) has its own branch of Shitahara family, he died in the second year Kanbun (1662) at the age of 88 years

[Jorgensen]

Hi Andreas,

 

Thank you for your very much for your quick and kind reply and good information. I highly appreciate it =)

 

-Jimi

[Chinook]

Thank You Andreas B. for taking the time to post this info. I have a papered katana signed Sagami kami Fujiwara Hiroshinge and this info was very usefull for me also. For some reason I guessed the blade to be made around 1688 but now I know it is alittle bit older than that. Thanks again. Mark P.

[NihontoEurope]

Jimi,

 

I know I have a Naginata somewhere compiled by Hiroshige. Even though I'm sure that the Mei does not match, the Sugata does. So "we are family" here.

 

Please wait a few days and I will see if I can find it.

 

/Martin

[Kai-Gunto]

Jimi,

 

I know I have a Naginata somewhere .

 

/Martin

sounds like You got piles of nihonto or You hide them and then cant find them :D

Looking forward too see family.

[NihontoEurope]

[attachment=2]100.jpg[/attachment]Hello again,

 

Sorry for the wait.

 

/Martin