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erlikhan
13th May 2009, 10:43 PM
hi. can anybody translate this signature on a katana blade complete picture of which i dont have yet , and its age please??
regards
Rich
14th May 2009, 11:54 AM
Can't translate all of it, but in part it reads:
Bizen __ ___ ju Moriyoshi
Rich S
Maskell
14th May 2009, 12:47 PM
"BIZEN OKAYAMA JU MORIYOSHI" He was active in 1624
erlikhan
14th May 2009, 01:07 PM
is BIZEN OKAYAMA JU MORIYOSHI full name of the master?
Rich
14th May 2009, 01:19 PM
Bizen is the province, Okayama is the city, Moriyoshi is the makers name.
Rich S
erlikhan
16th May 2009, 12:37 PM
Thank you very much. Unfortunately seller has got exactly the same information from his own sources and the price has jumped up :shrug: :)
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