almeister Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Howdy Guys , Brian , thanks for acceptance to the NMB I have a katana made by Miyamoto Kanenori , I've owned for around 15 years & am looking for assistance for the translation of the mei . Areas of the nakago are unfortunately effected by corrosion , refer photos attached , any assistance from the board members would be "Greatly Appreciated " Thanks in advance ! Alan.K Almeister Quote
k morita Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Hi, :D I will translate it. But first,how is the state/condition of the blade? Quote
almeister Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Posted June 2, 2012 Morita San , First of all , Thanks for your photos of Kanenori you posted on the board ! The blade itself, is in full recent Sashikomi polish & could be considered "Flawless " I tried to include photos of the blade - however size was too big to post - I will get my friend to wave the magic wand to try to pass some pictures along Thanks Morita San Quote
k morita Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Thank you for watching my past posting. Maybe, I think that this sword is most later date in his all swords which exists now.I think that this sword is a great new discovery. Maybe, as you know,this sword was made in May,2, 1921 when Miyamoto Kanenori was 92 years old. According to the reference book [imperial art expert, Sixty Swords of Miyamoto Kanenori], most latetest year of his swords which exists now, is 1920 when he was 91 years old. Quote
almeister Posted June 2, 2012 Author Report Posted June 2, 2012 Morita San , Thank You ! The dates certainly seem consistent with Your Translation ! Will endeavour to get the photos of blade through at nearest convenience , I acquired the blade in Gunto Mountings - I wonder if the blade was specially made for an officer ? A Big Thankyou For Your Help ! Cheers , AlanK Almeister Quote
k morita Posted June 2, 2012 Report Posted June 2, 2012 Ura side. The name "Iino kichisaburo" was a ascetic of the Shintoism religion.(or Shinto priest?) Quote
almeister Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Posted June 3, 2012 That is " Great Information " Morita San I Sincerely Thank You ! I'm trying to put together some more photos to give you a look at the blade & perhaps a clearer shot of the lower characters that are hard to make out - however I'm experiencing some software problems at the moment . Please bare with me until I'm able to do so - I will attach the photos to this same post when possible . Thanking You Again ! AlanK almeister Quote
almeister Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Posted June 3, 2012 Morita San , Here are some pictures Cheers AlanK almeister Quote
almeister Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Posted June 3, 2012 Some more pics Cheers AlanK almeister Quote
Bruno Posted June 3, 2012 Report Posted June 3, 2012 Hi Allan, Very nice gendaito! Really sad for the corrosion on the nakago. May you tell what is nagasa length please? Thanks Quote
george trotter Posted June 3, 2012 Report Posted June 3, 2012 A very interesting sword...he still did good work at 92 years of age. I agree with Morita san, it would be of great interest to the shinsa team to record this important work. A pic or two of the gunto mounts would be interesting also. Regards, Quote
k morita Posted June 4, 2012 Report Posted June 4, 2012 Hi almeister, Some features(hamon,hada,ara-nie) of the blade by the photos differed from latter period of Kanenori blade which was being imagined before I looked at the photographs. I write again,you should bring the sword to "shinsa" as George-san wrote. Quote
almeister Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Posted June 6, 2012 Hello Gentlemen , Bruno - Thanks for your feedback , The nagasa is 27 1/2 inches , the width in front of the habaki is 29mm , the yokote is 19mm , the kissaki length 28mm - Cheers George - Thanks for your feedback , Some photos of gunto mounts attached which are weathered & quite ordinary ( these are what I aquired the blade in ), some photos of current koshirae /civilian since polish of blade to preserve condition - Cheers Cabowen - Thanks for your feedback , It is a nice narrow/shinto style type blade for a gendaito & certainly a little disappointing for the corrosion on the tang as some characters appear illegible Morita San - Once again Thankyou for your assistance/advice with the translation ! I will also study the avenues of sending the blade to "Shinsa " Cheers , AlanK almeister Quote
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