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Tang inscription help please

Submitted by jrgorospe on Sat, 2013-07-27 11:45

HI Stan and all,

Hope all is well, I am needing any assistance to interpret the signature on this sword, I appreciate any information.. it is signed front and back, Please refer to the pictures..

Regards,
Jo

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#1Submitted by saipan59 on Sat, 2013-07-27 23:45.

Yoshiyuki

The signature is "HOuKI KUNI JUu YOSHIYUKI".
The date is "BUNKYUu GANNEN 8-GATSU HI" (August 1861).

Pete
#2Submitted by jrgorospe on Sun, 2013-07-28 00:26.

Many thanks

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the interpretation...

Regards,
Jo
#3Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-07-28 11:48.

Yoshiyuki

Hi Jo,

By the way, it looks like this Yoshiyuki. Example in Fujishiro's [1] looks very close to your photos. Here's what it says:

Fujishiro wrote:

YOSHIYUKI HAKUSHÛ [KEIÔ 1865 HÔKI] SHINSHINTÔ CHÛJÔSAKU
He was a resident of Yoneko, was called Shimizu Tôshiro, and had the Gô of Shohôken. His works have a jitetsu of the muji style, hamon is a shimari suguba or ko-midare.

Regards,
Stan

References

  1. Nihon Toko Jiten, Fujishiro, Matsuo , Volume Shinto, (1964)
#4Submitted by jrgorospe on Thu, 2013-08-01 11:00.

Thanks Stan

Thanks again Stan for the information.. Appreciate it.

Regards,
Jo