jelda44 Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Hello friends, please advice about my menpo. Myochin family is written in the book where it is published. However, the signature does not look like Myochin. What do you think ? Thank you in advance for your feedback Jiri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Well if you read right to left it’s 友長 Tomonaga, but left to right would be 長友Nagatomo. There was a Myōchin line Tomonaga with those characters 友長 in Sendai at the end of the Edo Period 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwe Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Another example of that smith's work... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iekatsu Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 Looks like the same workmanship to me, both nice pieces. Tomonaga's affiliation with the Myochin can not be confirmed though. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwe Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 That’s true Thomas! The fact that he didn’t sign with that name (at the latter Edo period) may be an indicator that this affiliation is fictitious…. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Something I’ve just noticed is that by running the two characters together it does give an impression of 越 Etsu, as in Echizen越前、Etchū 越中 and 越後 Etchigo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc T Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 The style of the mei isn’t Myochin at all. Some Echizen smiths signed on a similar way 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwe Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 20 hours ago, Luc T said: The style of the mei isn’t Myochin at all. Some Echizen smiths signed on a similar way That could explain the similarities Piers mentioned…probably intentionally?! I’ve to check…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrana Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Thank You very much,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrana Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 my mistake, wrong topic, sorry,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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