Help wanted on Mei?

[Kantaro]

Who can help me with the Mei on this Fuchi?

 

Thanks!

 

Kind regards.

[Bugyotsuji]

Kenkōsai Kazutomo…

 

But you’ll need to check that reading against known 金工　metalwork artisans.

[Kantaro]

Thanks Piers!

 

Kind regards

 

The mei on the fuchi is 'Kenkōsai Kazutomo' (謙光齋 一和)

 

 

THE OMORI MASTERS AND THEIR PUPILS IN THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY

• Hidetomo; art name, Riuriusai. Yedo.
• Hideyoshi; art name, Ittokusai. Yedo.
• Hideyori. Hirado (Hizen).
• Hidenori. Hirado.
• Hidetomi. Sendai.
• Hidekiyo. Yedo.
• Kazutomo; art name, Kenkōsai. Yedo.
• Tomochika; art name, Riunsai. Yedo.
• Tomotsune. Yedo.
• Terumoto. Yedo.

[Bugyotsuji]

Phew! 😅 That was a lucky 🍀 shot!

It’s nice when the reading and the literature match!