Fuchi mei

[Lee Bray]

This mei is on the side of a silver fuchi.

It is not in my possession but I have the owners permission to post this and ask for a translation.

Using Self & Hirose, I get the first kanji as (1196) Sei, Jo or Mori, the second kanji as (1028) Min and the third as (838) Mura.

This makes no sense to me so I hope someone can clarify the translation.

Thanks in advance.

 

[John A Stuart]

盛琅刻 Maybe?? Seiro koku, carved by Seiro, or by Jouro. John

[mywei]

盛珉刻 Seimin koku?

[John A Stuart]

Haynes lists one Seimin using these kanji 盛珉 died 1875 from Shizuoka, went to Tokyo, Murata family. Student of Unno Moritoshi. John

[Lee Bray]

Those kanji look to be the ones, John, and late Edo looks right for the fittings.

To me, the last kanji is mura, not koku, but I could be wrong. I wonder if it has any connection to the Murata family you mention?

Cheers, guys.

 

Fittings are a full matching set of monkeys with some kind of fruit.

[Brian]

I like the shape. Very attractive tanto.

I bet I know who stumbled onto it.....maybe?

 

Brian