NTHK appraiser seal identification

[AlexiG]

This may be a bit esoteric, but I figured I'd ask before I start emailing NTHK. 

 

I am interested in identifying the judges that stamped this kanteisho certificate. At least the senior member of the group. Any resource that will allow me to link the seals to names?

This belongs to a signed, ubu, sword I own, so it is not a "should-I-buy-this-sword" thread. Just trying to understand who appraised. 

 

If my only recourse is to reach out to NTHK please let me know. The certificate was issued in 1996 (heisei 8), I assume in Japan since this is where the sword was. 

 

Thanks,

Alexi

 

[AlexiG]

To answer my own question, based on this post which has a certificate associated with Yoshikawa Kentaro Sensei, Yoshikawa Kentaro was part of the shinsa team above since both seals on the Gassan Sadakazu certificate are on mine as well (bottom and third from the bottom).

 

I will keep digging....

 

Alexi 

 

P.S. After some more digging, and actually looking at the kanji in the seal, it seems that the bottom seal is Yoshikawa Kentaro sensei's. If Anyone figures out the other seals, let me know.

[Nobody]

1. 渡部盛継 – Watanabe Moritsugu

2. 白井□笑 – Shirai …

3. 山崎昭 – Yamazaki Akira

4. 川本□志 – Kawamoto …

5. 江口綜瞋 – Eguchi Soshin

6. 吉川皎園 – Yoshikawa Koen

[AlexiG]

19 hours ago, Nobody said:

1. 渡部盛継 – Watanabe Moritsugu

2. 白井□笑 – Shirai …

3. 山崎昭 – Yamazaki Akira

4. 川本□志 – Kawamoto …

5. 江口綜瞋 – Eguchi Soshin

6. 吉川皎園 – Yoshikawa Koen

Much obliged!

 

Thanks!

Alexi

[Nobody]

On 4/16/2025 at 5:48 PM, Nobody said:

1. 渡部盛継 – Watanabe Moritsugu

2. 白井□笑 – Shirai …

3. 山崎昭 – Yamazaki Akira

4. 川本□志 – Kawamoto …

5. 江口綜瞋 – Eguchi Soshin

6. 吉川皎園 – Yoshikawa Koen

 

I could read the 4th name.

川本武志 - Kawamoto Takeshi

 

[Nobody]

On 4/16/2025 at 5:48 PM, Nobody said:

1. 渡部盛継 – Watanabe Moritsugu

2. 白井□笑 – Shirai …

3. 山崎昭 – Yamazaki Akira

4. 川本□志 – Kawamoto …

5. 江口綜瞋 – Eguchi Soshin

6. 吉川皎園 – Yoshikawa Koen

 

Only a guess work for No. 2

2. 白井紀代英 - Shirai Kiyoe/Kiyohide

 

[Mark S.]

Hope OP doesn’t mind and maybe this gets pinned at a later date if valuable, but here are the seals/judges from a 2011 NTHK-NPO kanteisho (I do hope these are correct).  If this should be posted separately, please delete this post and I will resubmit.  Seems like a single location for this info might be useful? 
 

[John C]

Just to keep the thread going...

These are from 7 Aug 2022 (Reiwa 4).

Any help would be appreciated.

 

John C.

[Toryu2020]

https://nthkamerica.com/team-1

 

All right here on the website...

[John C]

I read their site first, however I was not sure if that was a current list or not. 

 

John C.

[Toryu2020]

That's the team from 2022