arilar Posted December 19 Report Posted December 19 A friend sent me this photo. He heard that I had joined this group and wanted me to ask if anyone could dechiffer. He isnt so much into internet... Quote
uwe Posted December 20 Report Posted December 20 It’s a gun from Sesshū province “摂州住…..兵衛作“. Will try the rest as soon I’m back home… 3 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 20 Report Posted December 20 Usually one photo is not enough. It will need to be seen from two or three different light angles to pick out the contrasting shadows and details more clearly. It could be 'Sesshu Ju Setsuya Ihei Saku' 摂州住摂(津)屋伊兵衛作 If so, (and we will wait for confrmation from Uwe or one of our resident Japanese nationals), then this gun was made by Ihei of the House of Settsu-ya, living in Sesshu Province (present-day Osaka). 3 Quote
uwe Posted December 20 Report Posted December 20 Hi Piers, I agree with “Ihei” and wonder if the above is 榎並屋?! Hard to tell from the pic under this light… What do you think? 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 20 Report Posted December 20 Good idea 👍 Uwe! You may well be correct. 1 Quote
uwe Posted December 20 Report Posted December 20 So we have “摂州住榎並屋伊兵衛作” (Sesshū jū Enonamiya* Ihei saku). There is a signature recorded with the date “享和元年” (Kyōwa gan‘nen). That is 1801. * not sure about the proper reading… 3 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 20 Report Posted December 20 Enami, or the House of Enami, = Enamiya, were one of the largest and most prolific gunsmith organizations in Osaka. Great that there is a dated gun listed for this smith, giving us a working lifetime of what, somewhere around 1780 to 1820? 4 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 21 Report Posted December 21 Great teamwork to extract the full name and background from one single unclear photo, Uwe! 1 Quote
arilar Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM Author Report Posted Sunday at 09:21 PM You are close to incredible!! Thanks so very much Piers and Uwe. Will gladly forward your information to my friend. I know that for the moment his teppo are 500 kilometers away from him so no more photos were at hand. Fantastic how you managed to solve the riddle out of this only poor photo. Once again thank you for your time and knowledge 🙏 2 Quote
uwe Posted Sunday at 09:56 PM Report Posted Sunday at 09:56 PM 9 hours ago, Bugyotsuji said: Great teamwork to extract the full name and background from one single unclear photo, Uwe! Indeed, Piers! Glad to have you by my side 🤓 1 Quote
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