Samurai wig box

[sechan]

Hi guys,

Just wonder what the symbol on the samurai wig stand and the character on wood box read, found online on some of the auctions coming up..

Thanks,

Steve.

[george trotter]

The characters above the handle look like the name Ozawa. The others I can't see properly.

Regards,

[sechan]

12 minutes ago, george trotter said:

The characters above the handle look like the name Ozawa. The others I can't see properly.

Regards,

Thank you, I guess it's the name of owner or maker...thanks again.

[sechan]

16 minutes ago, george trotter said:

The characters above the handle look like the name Ozawa. The others I can't see properly.

Regards,

Tried to zoom it...

[george trotter]

That is a logo with the character SHI (city) at the top.(can also be read ICHI (market place)).

The written character on the wood near the hole is MIGI  (right).

 

There seems to be another box with characters inside on the 'door'...want to zoom in on that?

[sechan]

17 hours ago, george trotter said:

That is a logo with the character SHI (city) at the top.(can also be read ICHI (market place)).

The written character on the wood near the hole is MIGI  (right).

 

There seems to be another box with characters inside on the 'door'...want to zoom in on that?

That's all I can pick up, they say the wig goes inside the box, thanks again.

[SteveM]

Possibly a wig box for a kabuki actor. Ichikawa (市川) is a family line long associated with kabuki. Might be related to the Ichikawa family. 

[sechan]

59 minutes ago, SteveM said:

Possibly a wig box for a kabuki actor. Ichikawa (市川) is a family line long associated with kabuki. Might be related to the Ichikawa family. 

Interesting, thanks.

[Bugyotsuji]

Fascinating. Surely we have some Ichikawa Kabuki Ukiyo-e here among our members?