Mantis tsuba mei help

[yogoro]

Please assistance in translating the mei on the attached tsuba.

Last kanji are not so clear.

Mikolaj

[Brian]

Mikolaj,

Very nice tsuba. You do realise you are going to drive Ken nuts with this one?

I suggest you think of what you would trade it for now...before he pitches up here. :lol: (Ken, the "mantis-dude")

 

Brian

[Bugyotsuji]

The Mei seems to read

廣峰斎 Kohosai 日随 Nissui???

 

 

I like this tsuba too!

[Nobody]

I agree with Piers on the reading. More precisely, the actual kanji seem to be written in these variant forms.

廣峯齋日隨 – Kohosai Nichizui?

 

However;

I am unsure but the second last kanji might not be 日, because only the character is a little smaller than other characters in the mei. It might be a faded other kanji.

[Bugyotsuji]

Koichi san, I finally went for Nissui, (or maybe your Nichizui is better), because I found that actual name 日随　(in your variant form) in a list of known Tsuba makers. The pronunciation was not listed, but the name was listed according to the Japanese alphabetical order under 'Ni' 二　in the book.

[yogoro]

Thank you Piers and Koichi san , I think that last two kanji are 旦随 ???

here is better photo

[Mantis dude]

I am continuing to kick myself on this tsuba. Mikolaj was kind enough to share it with me when he got it. He didn't know but I was actually the underbidder on it and didn't think there was any competition for it so I didn't put a high bid in. So instead of having 70 tsuba, I only have 69. At least if Mikolaj ever sells it, I know how much he paid. . Wait it is definately a gime and it is junk, he should just get it out of his collection. I will be a friend and take it from him. lol. All the best.

[sencho]

I thought I saw 4 horizontals within the box of the second to last kanji 目　且　自　耳　

 

I think I see more markings above the box too now we have the close up....　You would expect this too, with the proportions of the other kanji....

 

首　賀　貸　賞　貨　宜

 

just wildly guessing here.....

 

I like this tsuba, very pleasing!

 

Cheers