Thread: [KANJI HELP] Post here your requests

Originally Posted by Arsenico

Reading those kanji has been difficult also for some of my japanese friends.
But I have something interesting for you:



This is the name of a sword maker of the 1600. Hata Mitsuyo 秦光代。Some informations are available googling his name. There is also something on google books

Hope this helps.

Of the 1600's, so the that piece of tamahagane steel is over 400 years old! Amazing, truly amazing.

Thank-you!

Yes, so this is the guy then, Hata Mitsuyo, and, "he originally came from Mino province but moved later to Nagoya whereas he had studied in Edo under the Edo-Ishido master Tsushima no Kami Tsunemitsu. From him we know dated signatures from the second year of Kanbun (1662) until the Jokyo era (1684-1688)."

The last three symbols of the Kanji are identical to Kanji in pic #3 from Bruno's post, here is a pic of Hata Mitsuyo's work and his signature on another piece (link added):

http://nihonto.us/HATA%20MITSUYO%20KATANA.htm