Tsuba hakogaki written by Satō Kanzan 1

[MauroP]

The project to compile a short collection of transcriptions of hakogaki by Satō Kanzan has grown larger than I originally intended. It now comprises 86 hakogaki (although at least three are likely forgeries, but I digress…). There are still missing kanji and transcriptions that need to be confirmed, so I kindly ask for your help. Thank you in advance.

 

HGK04
Only one kanji is missing (but I am unable to identify it).

葵形 鉄地 ＊ aoi-gata tetsu-ji
★鐔 透 ＊ ??? sukashi
馬面序政(花押) ＊ Bamen Tsunemasa (kaō)
珍也 ＊ chin nari
昭和卅六年春 ＊ Shōwa 36-nen haru [1961, spring
寒山 ＊ Kanzan

 

HGK05
There are quite a few gaps here: 

軍扇透鐔★ ＊ gunsen sukashi tsuba ???
木瓜形 鉄地★ ＊ mokkō-gata tetsu-ji ???
★★ ★地 小透 打 ＊ ??? ko-sukashi uchi
返耳 ★★★★ ＊ kaeshi-mimi ???
信家 尾張也 ＊ Nobuie Owari nari
昭和卅六年春 ＊ Shōwa 36-nen haru [1961, spring]
寒山 ＊ Kanzan

 

HGK13
One kanji is missing (could be 芝, but what does il mean?).

丸形 山金地 ★覆 ＊ maru-gata   yamagane-ji   ??? fuku-
輪 小田原之 ＊ rin   Odawara no kore
無銘 彦三 ＊ mumei   Hikozō
昭和乙巳歳春 ＊ Shōwa kinoto-mi no toshi haru [1965, spring]
寒山 ＊ Kanzan

 

[Nobody]

HGK04

板鐔 – Itatsuba

 

HGK05

鑢地 – Yasuri-ji

 

HGK13

共覆輪 – Tomo-hukurin

[Nobody]

Addition,

 

HGK05

亀甲文 - Kikko-mon

右香存矣 – This item has good taste. (Unsure)

 

 

[MauroP]

Thank you, Moriyama-san. I was wondering whether 古香存矣 might be a more likely transcription than 右香存矣, taking into consideration another hakogaki which shows:

[SteveM]

I was up to 古囗存矣, and I too was thinking "old/antique taste", but I couldn't nail that second one with any certainty. 

古香存矣　Kōkō ari?   Unsure of pronunciation. 

 

And my guess is that the last kanji of the first line of this box (HGK05)  is 壱 (one). 

But I've never seen a Kanzan hakogaki that had this sort of notation on it.

Anyway, it looks very much like a kuzushi form of 壱. 

[MauroP]

Steve, my guess was 老, meaning ‘old,’ but in both instances I’m unable to grasp the meaning.

[SteveM]

I thought it was just a number signifying the contents (one tsuba). 

Kind of like how NBTHK puts a "一." (hitotsu) in front of the items listed on their authentication certificates.

Something of an old-fashioned formality. 

I'd feel more confident in this if I'd seen him do this on other boxes, but, as I said its the first time to come across this notation. 

老... feels a bit off, but already I have some bias affecting my judgment, so I remain open to the possibility.