kissakai Posted November 3, 2015 Report Posted November 3, 2015 Hi Can anyone give me the kanji for aki? I assume the mei attribution is correct but could anyone give me a school and approximate date I was one I bought from Alan Bale after reading his post a few days ago Mei: Buko (Bushu Edo) ju Nagaaki 武江住 長 Naga * aki Size: 70 x 69 x 5.3mm This was sold at Bonhams in 2015 as one of a set of eight tsuba. Described as 16-17th century and composed of three cranes in flight With thanks Grev UK Quote
John A Stuart Posted November 3, 2015 Report Posted November 3, 2015 Maybe 旺 This is a really poorly cut signature. John Quote
kissakai Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Posted November 4, 2015 Hi Thanks JohnI looked for this kanji in the Haynes and Wakayama books but without successAll I could find was on the Jisho website = 旺 meaning flourishing, successful, beautiful, vigorous! Grev UK Quote
Markus Posted November 4, 2015 Report Posted November 4, 2015 I think the name might read "Nagayoshi" (長好). Quote
kissakai Posted November 4, 2015 Author Report Posted November 4, 2015 Thank you Markus I'm sure you are correct with the missing kanji so the name would be Nagayoshi I was never happy with Nagaaki I couldn't find him in your book, Wakayama or Haynes so at the moment another unrecorded maker It has a nice patina and reasonably well made not nothing outstanding I would have preferred the birds to be more symmetrical This was sold at Bonhams in 2015 as one of a set of eight tsuba and described as 16-17th century and composed of three cranes in flight I would have guessed it to be more like 18th century Grev UK Quote
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