svarsh Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 Would anyone help with this inscription? Thank you very much in advance. Also, an insight into school/age would be of great help. Sergei P.S. There will be more soon, please stay tuned:) Quote
Peter Bleed Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 We gee. This one seems easy enough that a non-tsuba guy like me can read it. Bushu ju Masamitsu I'll leave the second part of your question to experts. Peter Quote
Surfson Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 I'm not a tsuba expert, but the Bushu/Choshu schools did this sort of carving. This seems to me to be a classic guard from those/that school. Very nice. Cheers, Bob Quote
svarsh Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Posted January 23, 2018 Thank you very much Peter and Bob for your invaluable help. I will post more pieces for identification and deciphering. With best regards, Sergei Quote
kyushukairu Posted January 23, 2018 Report Posted January 23, 2018 As Peter said, Bushu ju Masamistu (武州住正光) and he worked in the Bushū-Itō school from mid to late Edo Quote
svarsh Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Posted January 24, 2018 Thank you Kyle so mush indeed! 1 Quote
svarsh Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Posted January 24, 2018 [What about this signature, school, age? Please help. Thank you. Sergei Quote
svarsh Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Posted January 25, 2018 Thank you Uwe! I found the guy. It was a signature of one of the last Jingo masters: Chisokutei Amatsune. Quote
svarsh Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Posted January 25, 2018 I get tremendous help from community, thank you guys. One more signature is here. Please continue your support. I really appreciate your help. Sergei Quote
uwe Posted January 25, 2018 Report Posted January 25, 2018 Looks like "Chōshu Kawaji ju Hisatsugu saku" to me. You can try yourself for the next one and come back here to discuss your results 1 Quote
svarsh Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Posted January 25, 2018 Thank you, Uwe. I found the guy. Yearly 19th century. A look alike piece is in the Hartman Collection, 1976. I'll try the next one, but if it has any kanji that were not on the previous pieces, I don't expect a success:-). Sergei Quote
Shugyosha Posted January 25, 2018 Report Posted January 25, 2018 Sergei, This isn't rocket science - it can be a bit tricky but you can handle it. Spend an hour reading around how to count the strokes in kanji and how the radicals work and it will give you the nuts and bolts. After that just try to do a couple every day - the Aoi website is good as the items are described in Japanese and English so you can take a stab and then check and correct yourself. Have fun!! Quote
svarsh Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Posted January 26, 2018 OK, let's try. I read this as Masaharu (probably the guy from Nomura school in Edo, mid 18th century). Am I right? But what's the strange thing below "haru"? Any clues? Quote
Surfson Posted January 26, 2018 Report Posted January 26, 2018 You are right. It appears to be a kao. 1 Quote
svarsh Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Posted January 26, 2018 This one was beyond my talents... Please tell... Quote
svarsh Posted January 26, 2018 Author Report Posted January 26, 2018 Now, I am checking my learning abilities. This signature to my reading must be Hidetomo. Please let me know whether I am right or not. 1 Quote
svarsh Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Posted January 27, 2018 I am making progress! Learning is never too late... What about this one? Quote
Toryu2020 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Posted January 27, 2018 Does it say hachidai? Robert - not Hachidai but Yatchiro or Yatsushiro a place name in Higo... -t Quote
Toryu2020 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Posted January 27, 2018 Sergei the right column is often a place name or title the left column is most often the signature... -t 1 Quote
svarsh Posted January 27, 2018 Author Report Posted January 27, 2018 Thank you, Tom. There is a Soten (I managed to decipher So-Ten), but there is much more written here. May be you help me here as well? Quote
Toryu2020 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Posted January 27, 2018 The picture on the left is the place name the right column in the right picture is a buddhist lay name... -t Quote
Surfson Posted January 27, 2018 Report Posted January 27, 2018 Thanks Tom. Sometimes they stick other information in their, like their age (can't imagine wanting to brag about being aged....). Cheers, B Quote
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