cdrcm12 Posted January 16, 2021 Report Posted January 16, 2021 Hi, I'm posting in the Translation section first this Choshu tsuba to check my interpretation of the mei. I read this as Choshu Hagi ju Kiyoi saku (長州萩住清井作)? The last couple of characters are not 100% clear. Many thanks Quote
cdrcm12 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Posted January 17, 2021 Hi Thanks for responding, yes I can see where you get 'take' from. Some corrosion or excessive cleaning could have removed the other parts of the character. I've not found any Choshu artists working under Kiyoi but there are with Kiyotake, although the take is 高. Quote
cdrcm12 Posted January 18, 2021 Author Report Posted January 18, 2021 Hi Jean Apologies you are quite right. Quote
Surfson Posted January 23, 2021 Report Posted January 23, 2021 It's clearly Choshu style work, though the patina looks off in the photo. Quote
cdrcm12 Posted January 23, 2021 Author Report Posted January 23, 2021 Hi Robert, Thanks for replying, yes its got a pretty poor patina. Its either been over cleaned or possibly in a fire at some point. Giving it a lot of handling and occasional oil to see if that helps! Quote
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