help with learning to read

[kuromido]

Hello everyone,

 

I have been trying to learn to read kanji and have found several good references to help. (D#@n this aint easy) I have had yumoto's book for some time and also have found Mr. Steins amazing site. Also the jssus has Alan Quinn's counting strokes method which has been very helpful. I am having good general success finding the name portion but am repeatedly hitting a wall on other kanji in the mei. What am I missing?

 

Here are 2 examples. The first kozuka I have as taka,?,masa aki kao

the second I could not find anywhere. The second I have as ?,? haru aki kao. Can anyone show me the path to enlightenment and fill in the blanks

Any help could save the last few hairs on my head..

I appreciate everyone’s contributions to this site and hope that some year in the far--far future I might be able to do the same.

Thanks--PeterD

[ottou812]

1st one: 石黒正明 + kao (Ishiguro Masaaki) 1813-1878

 

2nd one: 法眼春明 + kao (Hogen or Hougen Haruaki) 1787-1860

[Rich S]

Peter -

 

download Jim Meyer's pdf file of Robinson's Kanji tables. I found them

of great use. Don't be discouraged. Even after 30 years of messing with these things, I still have to rely on Kanji tables and even then commonly screw up the reading :-)

 

Jim Meyer's Kanji tables:

http://home.comcast.net/~bladeshark/

 

Rich S

[Mark]

Grey Doffin sells a set of kanji flashcards i found very helpfull when i was starting (still use them)

[ottou812]

In order to properly read the kanji, the brush strokes are important as kanji on the computer sometimes look quite different than the kanji on the mei.

[kuromido]

Thanks rich, That is quite a site.

I did not know there were so many ways to come at it. Looks like Ive got some studying to do.

James, Thanks for the readings, I will go back to the tables and see where I missed them. I am excited about the Haruaki piece,there is one by him in lethal elegance

and the mei is very close. I do apreciate your help and marks.

I probably should post pics of the fronts----

[kuromido]

Here is the front of the masaaki kozuka.

I wish I could put up a 1200 x 1600 it would be a much better picture.

[Grey Doffin]

Peter,

If you crop the picture a higher resolution might fit.

Grey

[ottou812]

Peter,

 

That looks like a very nice Masaaki piece.

[kuromido]

Grey, I am still messin with croping pics, My program (Camedia) wants to hang as soon as I try to crop.

I think its time to uninstall and start fresh.

James, Thanks for the comp. The piece has a bird with gold plumes flowing 1/2 way down the cliff. My pic is crap so you can barely make it out.

I will try again.

Here is a pic of the haruaki piece front. Unusual subject matter.

Any info or input would be appreciated.

 

Thanks, PeterD

[Nobody]

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Here is a pic of the haruaki piece front. Unusual subject matter.

Any info or input would be appreciated.

Maybe;

Ref. ねずみの嫁入り

http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Ga ... meiri.html

[kuromido]

Dear nobody,

Thats fantastic! I Thank you for the great information!

I can't tell you how much my wife loved it!

Now if I can just get her to let go of My kozuka.

 

Cheers, peterD