Signatures:
(菊紋) 高井越前守源来信吉 (kiku) takai echizen no kami minamoto rai nobuyoshi
越前守源来信吉 echizen no kami minamoto rai nobuyoshi
入道源来信吉 nyudō minamoto rai nobuyoshi
倫信入道源来信吉 tomonobu nyudō minamoto rai nobuyoshi
|
|||
 |
Nihonto ClubJapanese Sword Information Exchange |
User login |
|
Disclaimer: Nihontō Club owners and independent contributors will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any inaccuracy or error within this website. |
Biography and lineage
He is the third son of Shodai Nobuyoshi [1] (or younger brother [2]) and is considered the best of Takai family. Moved to Osaka from Kyoto in his late life. He became a lay priest and was called Tomonobu 倫信.
Workmanship and style
Engraved Kiku Mon. His early Kiku Mon was cut on the nakago and the later ones, after 1673, were engraved. The Ichi character was also used with the Kiku mon (positioned under the mon) after 1688 [3]. He used the character RAI 来 in his later works of Genroku era [unconfirmed]. O-Wazamono.
Mokume, masame, nashiji, chu-suguba, toran-midare, deep nioi. Suguba resembles works of Shinkai.
References