Mei And Kao Help

[kissakai]

Hi

This may be the last question about the museum tsuba I‘m researching

I want to go into some fine detail for the attached tsuba images

 

The mei and kao

This maker is listed in the Haynes index as H09546.0

The maker was Ishiguru

His mei is created from the name Teruaki

This kao is created from Teru テル aki * ? in katakana

Would someone show me how these apply to his mei and kao

 

Description

Materials used are Gold, silver, bronze, shibuchi and  sentoku

Is this an accurate description of the material, finishes used?

 

 

 

 

I will post an update on my final progress with this two year project

 

 

Grev UK

[cabowen]

Aki 明 is composed of two radicals: sun on the left 日 and moon 月on the right. The kao is a more literal depiction of the sun, with rays, and the moon, in a crescent phase. Hope that helps...

[ROKUJURO]

Grev,

perhaps it is KATO TERUAKI of the ISHIGURO school (AIZU SHOAMI)?

[k morita]

Hi,

 

桃 武 山 人 (Tōbusanjin) is maybe his Go(pen name).

 

[docliss]

Has not Grev already correctly identified this tsuba as being the work of KATO TERUAKI (H.09546.0)? This artist, who used the go of Tokasanjin (?Tobusanjin), is very fully described and referenced on p. 1902 of Haynes' Index ....

 

John L.

[kissakai]

^Hi

^{Thanks for all you help. Yes I'm happy with the Haynes reference but is was the kao and kanji I couldn't see but thanks to Morita san it is all so much clearer}

^{If fact Robert Haynes has seen this image and confirmed the 'H' number}

^{Just one original question remains:}

 

^Description:

^Description

^{Materials used are Gold, silver, bronze, shibuchi and  sentoku}

^{Is this an accurate description of the material, finishes used?}

 

^{Grev UK}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[docliss]

A sentoku plate, with gold, silver and shibuichi decoration, but where is the bronze? It's difficult to be certain without the tsuba 'in hand', though.

 

John L.

[kissakai]

Hi John

I believe you are right

I think that answers all my queries

 

 

Thanks

Grev UK