ÿþ<html> <head><title>Japanese Swords Images</title></head> <body background="gifpages/paper1.jpg"> <TABLE width=640 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 border=0> <TR> <TD> <center> <H2>Images of Japanese swords and fittings</H2> <A HREF ="swords.html">Go Back to my homepage</A><BR> <font size=1>(Click on any image to see more information and images)<br> </font> <TABLE WIDTH=640 CellSpacing=2 CellPadding=2 BORDER=1> <TR> <TD WIDTH=50 ><A HREF="gifswords/swords/tsubaabsmall.jpg"><IMG SRC="gifswords/swords/tsubaabsm.jpg" BORDER=1></A></TD> <TD WIDTH=590><FONT SIZE=2> <A HREF="gifswords/swords/tsubaabsmall.jpg">View Details</A>, Image of the tsuba (333 Kb).<br><br> <br> <br> </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH=50 ><A HREF="gifswords/swords/kanenobu/kanenobu1sm.jpg"><IMG SRC="gifswords/swords/kanenobu/kanenobu1sm.jpg" BORDER=1></A></TD> <TD WIDTH=590><FONT SIZE=2> <A HREF="gifswords/swords/kanenobu/kanenobu1.jpg">View Details</A>, Kin Noshu Kanenobu saku kore<br> So Kanenobu of Mino province respectfully made this sword (500 Kb).<br> This is Kanenobu who's real name is Niwa Shuji and became a intangible cultural asset of Gifu prefecture in November 1973. <br><br> <A HREF="gifswords/swords/kanenobu/kanenobu2.jpg">View Details</A>, Image of the ura side of nakago (500 Kb).<br><br> <A HREF="gifswords/swords/kanenobu/kanji2a.jpg">View Details</A>, kanji of left hand column of ura side (60 Kb). <br><br> <A HREF="gifswords/swords/kanenobu/kanji2b.jpg">View Details</A>, kanji of right hand column of ura side with parts missing (50 Kb). <br><br> With the help of Harry Watson (all mistakes are mine) I think the left hand side translates as<br> "This blade was presented to the person, who s name has been deleted, for his sincere assistance in the shipping department at the the Hankengoku Educational Institution located by the Kizugawa (Kizu River) in Kyoto, in Greater Japan." <br><br> And the right hand side translates as "This blade was presented to someone of rank that could be called His Majesty" <br> Where many of the kanji have been 'erased'. <br> <br> </FONT></TD> </TR> </TR> </TABLE> <font size=1>David McDonald<br><a href="mailto:jswords@mcn.net">jswords@mcn.net</a><br> <br> <a href ="swords.html">Go Back to my homepage</a> <br><br> Copyright © 2007 Montanairon.Com - All Rights Reserved.<br>All contents of montanairon.com, unless otherwise noted, are copyright 1994-2007 by montanairon.com.</FONT> </CENTER> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>