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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

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

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.

Hi most grateful if anyone can help me out with the translation of a signature on a carved wooden okimono please? I have attached an image. Thank you all for your help in anticipation

Thank you Koichi you have shed more light on the possible identity of one of the artists and I am very grateful for your kind help. If you find anything else out would very much welcome any frther info or advice

Thank you very much Chris its very kind of you to help me out. Please I have attached an image of the back of the engraved plate and wondered if your goodself indeed any other kind message board member can shed any light and/or translate his seal type character?

Please this is my first post and I would be most grateful if any message board members can please help me out with the translation of 2 different mei signatures that are on two halves that make up a solid gold kanemono? I have attached 2 photos showing the signatures. Thank you for looking and I appreciate any help you may be able to give me.