Help wanted on Tsuba Mei.

[Kantaro]

Anyone can help with this short Tsuba mei?

 

Kind regards.

[Bugyotsuji]

正茶

三茶

Surely that second Kanji is not 粟…

Neither of these make much sense to me, but just to get your ball rolling! 
Help! 

[SteveM]

Maybe a forgery of 正楽 (Shōraku).

[Nobody]

How about 正乗 - Seijo?

[uwe]

正楽 used this kind of “Masa/Shou” character!

[Kantaro]

Shoraku??

 

Shoraku 正楽 | British Museum

 

hmm nope...

[Kantaro]

10 hours ago, uwe said:

正楽 used this kind of “Masa/Shou” character!

What do you mean Uwe?

[uwe]

15 hours ago, Kantaro said:

What do you mean Uwe?

 

Thats what I was refering to, Kantaro!

 

[Kantaro]

On 9/27/2024 at 12:29 AM, Bugyotsuji said:

正茶

三茶

Surely that second Kanji is not 粟…

Neither of these make much sense to me, but just to get your ball rolling! 
Help! 

 

Since that second Kanji is not clear I have cleaned the mei with a toothbrush and some handsoap and warm water. 

Hope it is better readable now.

 

Kind regards.

[Kantaro]

23 hours ago, uwe said:

 

Thats what I was refering to, Kantaro!

 

It does not seem Shoraku 正楽

 

What do you think?

[Kantaro]

On 9/27/2024 at 4:06 AM, Nobody said:

How about 正乗 - Seijo?

 

Thanks for your reply Moriyama.

Is this his mei I found on a Hozon?

Seems different?

[Kantaro]

 

Help! 

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

[Nobody]

35 minutes ago, Kantaro said:

 

Thanks for your reply Moriyama.

Is this his mei I found on a Hozon?

Seems different?

 

You are misunderstanding.

The characters on the paper are 正真 – Shoshin. It is not a mei but it means “genuine”.

BTW, the paper is not Hozon. The paper seems to be ussued by Nihon Token Hozonkai (日本刀剣保存会).