Help with Mei/school please

[Jim P]

Hi all, Having spent some 2h on this I have only 1 of the kanji (明 Aki) :? and having no skill in tosogu mei (make that all mei )will ask for help with Mei/school please

Thank you :D

[Curran]

Forgive the bluntness, but only alternative is to be silent:

 

Chinese made copy of a gimei to my eyes. "Haruaki Hou___"+kao

Double damned.

[Antti]

Haruaki Hogen? I mean tries to be Haruaki Hogen.

 

(actual)

http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/nmb/ ... e3b3ad2484

[Soshin]

Hi Jim P.,

 

I would need to agree with Curran. It looks like a modern Chinese reproduction. Sorry hope you didn't pay much.

[Jim P]

Hi ,Curran / David, Its not mine :D someone asked if I could workout the kanji he was unsure and I must admit I did not know for sure so I will pass on the info thank you