Help w/ papers - translation of signature on Yasuchika tsuba

[Curran]

To our respected advanced and super translators:

 

I request help getting the proper read of the signature on this tsuba.

I am finally cataloguing my small collection, and this is the only one I cannot read.

 

My quick efforts:

 

"Ansei third year (1856?) ?  ? ? ?"

"Commission ? ? ? ? ?"

"Hogen Yasuchika (w/ kao)".

 

Please correct me if I have the date wrong.

 

 

[Tanto54]

Not respected, advanced or super, but....

 

Ansei Three [year] Hinoe Tatsu [#53 of zodiak] Winter Season

Responding to Tamiya Norimatsu's [or Sokushu's] order

Hogen Yasuchika kao

 

Love this tsuba!  Ampo says hi...

[Curran]

George,

 

Hello to Ampo for me. I hope your weather is as nice up there as it has been here.

 

You know I tend towards the earlier stuff, but I have 2 Edo kinko works.

The devil is that the shakudo is very unique (super high blue black polish), which means people always want to touch it AND that it is a devil to photograph.

Now I need to find out if Tamiya Norimatsu is anyone of recognition in history?

 

Photo attached.

I find that my pictures are lifted a lot, so I wont post the backside where it is signed.