Fuchi Mei Help

[pcfarrar]

I recently purchased this fuchi and I wondered if anyone could help with the mei?

 

Thanks,

 

Peter

[Curran]

Someone else will probably nail this, but looks like you have a bastardly version of "shige"

So the name is "Shige _____"

 

I cannot recognize the second character offhand, but first character is an offhand version of shige used by certain makers, mostly in 1800s.

[pcfarrar]

Thanks Curran. Anyone have any idea on the rest of the mei as I'm stumped. :?

[Pete Klein]

Possibly 褐 -- http://www.unicode.org/cgi-bin/GetUniha ... point=8910

西東 【さいとう】 Saitou (s) 【ざいとう】 Zaitou (s) 【にしとう】 Nishitou (s)

But I cannot find anyone listed.

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi,I have checked all the index books (including the "Bible":Iida+Wakayama,"Kinko Jiten") plus my database:there is no artist known with name Saitô and Go Shige-yoshi/tomi/toshi/mura/moto.Even if the 1st Kanji is not Shige but Taka/Toyo/Moto:no result.Maybe the artist is known with a different Go?!Ludolf

[pcfarrar]

Oh well thanks for the help everyone I guess this means it probably isn't gimei. :?