LONGHURST Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Would very much welcome your help to translate the signature on a fuchi which forms the base of a matchsafe and also the signature on a gold tablet that is on the body of the matchsafe. I have attched some images any help we very much appreciated. Thanks guys for your very kind help very much apprecaite it and I have added extra pics at the request of guy. Dearly love now to get the gold signature translated as it would be great to identify the artist who made the beautiful top work. Quote
John A Stuart Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 That's a tough one for me. Nyudo人道 Seiro 政盧 ??? I am not sure of the last kanji, but, if correct not recorded. John Quote
Hinawaju Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Hi Melvin, They look nice, may we see some more pictures? regards, Guy R. Quote
Nobody Posted April 18, 2011 Report Posted April 18, 2011 Ref. Iwama Masayoshi (1764-1837), http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/ ... 2142569658 The writing in the first picture may be Harutoshi (春壽). Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Iwama Masayoshi (Haynes H 04907) was working till his death in 1837:I have pics in my Tosogu-Database with Mei plus age "63" till "72".He was a disciple of 3 Hamano artists (married to the daughter of one of them) till he became independant.I couldn't find names of possible students:maybe he had none?!He is said to have imitated the style of other prominent Tosogu artists.Ludolf Quote
Markus Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Iwama Masayoshi had some students. One was adopted by him later as his successor, called Nobuyuki (H 07300.0). Other students were Nobuyoshi (H 07283.0), Naoyuki (H 06907.0) and Norishige (H 07393.0). Masayoshi´s student Hiroyoshi (H 01450.0) is listed in some sources as his son. Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Hi Markus,thanks for the info!Ludolf Quote
Brian Posted April 20, 2011 Report Posted April 20, 2011 Awesome info Ludolf and Markus! Ludolf..that database of yours must be pretty amazing. Brian Quote
LONGHURST Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Posted April 20, 2011 Awesome information indeed! Thanks to you all for your very in depth hard work on the fuchi and for an excellent result! Please still very desperate if anyone can else can help to shed any light on the identity of the artist who signed on the gold block (first picture) located on the body of the matchsafe look at the extra photos as the workmanship is simply awesome Quote
Ludolf Richter Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 Hi,I read "Harunaga".The problem is,there is no such artist to be found in the books,not even in the "bible",the "Kinko Jiten" by Iida and Wakayama.Only Joly ("List of Names,Kakihan",reprint 1963) has Harunaga with these Kanji as H35 with no further info besides his kakihan.I strongly believe that Harunaga is a seldom used Go of an artist normally known with other Go.Ludolf Quote
LONGHURST Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Posted April 21, 2011 Hi Ludolf Very much appreciate your expertise and knowledge, your reading of the gold signature is very interesting as I am sure you can tell I am a novice. I assumed that the sensational quality of the work of the top part of the box would indicate a well recorded maker and its also interesting why this maker chose to use the fuchi made by a recorded maker? A very knowledgeable and experienced collector friend of mine told me that he had never seen work of this quality in 40 years! Its very frustrating and I thank you also for the info you researched on the fuchi maker Quote
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