LeonLop Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 This first one I think is Sōju (?) however, the second character (LHS) is hard to confirm...what do others think? Can someone kindly suggest to whom this signature might belong? Thanking everyone in advance. Kind Regards, Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 Leon, your request is best posted under "Translation", I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I guess that the first one is 宗孝 – Soko/Munetaka (reading?). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsunoki Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 The first one looks like it’s been put on with a gold pen in the same way as we see on some nakago nowadays. I hope I’m wrong.can we see the face sides please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonLop Posted May 5 Author Report Share Posted May 5 On 5/3/2024 at 5:43 PM, ROKUJURO said: Leon, your request is best posted under "Translation", I think. Yes, I understand. I will repost this content in that section...Thank On 5/3/2024 at 5:45 PM, Nobody said: I guess that the first one is 宗孝 – Soko/Munetaka (reading?). Thank you! On 5/3/2024 at 6:01 PM, Matsunoki said: The first one looks like it’s been put on with a gold pen in the same way as we see on some nakago nowadays. I hope I’m wrong.can we see the face sides please? On 5/3/2024 at 6:01 PM, Matsunoki said: The first one looks like it’s been put on with a gold pen in the same way as we see on some nakago nowadays. I hope I’m wrong.can we see the face sides please? I have attached additional images as requested. There is nothing about this piece that would suggest to me that it is anything other than a work from the 19th century. The gold seal, to me at least, does not have the striations of a modern gold pen. The signature is confidently done...however, I did not acquire this piece based just on the signature - I was drawn to its composition, subject matter, and obvious artistic merit. It is more of an academic interest for me to de-code the signature. I'm interested in your thoughts on the piece... Thanks again for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matsunoki Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 46 minutes ago, LeonLop said: I have attached additional images as requested. Leon, thanks for the images. The kozuka is without doubt a perfectly genuine Edo (imo) piece and of good quality and with good subject matter …..but I cannot agree that the seal is confidently done. The outline is very irregular and wanders around quite a bit and crosses over the background design. Just doesn’t look right. Maybe someone else can comment? Compare it to the precision of the seal on the second example that you show us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyushukairu Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 Leon, the signature on the second picture appears to be 'Monokenmori Teizui' [物軒森貞隨]. I checked my books, and whilst there is no record of this artist, they are almost certainly affiliated with the Hamano school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonLop Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 Thank you Kyle, Another person has suggested that the kanji in the seal and the last two characters of the carved signature may read 'Sadayuki'. Could this be an alternative reading...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonLop Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 Here is an image of the front of the piece... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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