Help with abumi mei

[Hinawaju]

Hi,

I need help with this mei.

Can´t get any further than Kashu ju ?? saku.

Help is apreciated.

 

Best regards,

Guy R.

[Jean]

Too fuzzy picture for the second smith kanji :

 

Reads : Uji ... Saku

 

I have found a smith in kaga: Ujinari (but a big for the nari kanji).

[Hinawaju]

Hi Jean,

thanks for the answer, it helps a lot.

The picture is from a pair of abumi and it´s an auction listing.

 

Regards,

Guy R.

[kunitaro]

加州住　kashu (no) ju

氏勝 作　Uji-katsu　saku

[Jean]

Thanks Kunitaro sama, I never would have found the Katsu kanji from the nakago mei.

[kunitaro]

[Hinawaju]

Hi Kunitaro san,

Thank you, this is much appreciated.

If I will be the lucky winner of this pair of abumi, I will post some pictures.

 

Regards,

Guy R.

[Hinawaju]

Hi,

 

I forgot to ask if aneone can provide some info on Kashu (no) ju Ujikatsu.

Nothing is too small. Thanks.

 

Regards,

Guy R.

[IanB]

Guy, Orikasa in his publication 'Studies on Arms and Armour' lists many of the stirrup makers of Kaga gleaned from documents in the library at Kanazawa. Two families regularly used names starting with Uji ... The first is the Katsugi Kikumasa family who started during the tenure of Maeda Toshinaga (1562 - 1614), moving to Komatsu following the third Lord Maeda Toshitsune (1594 - 1658). The group ceased making zogan work at the end the 18th century. The second family were the Katsugi Saburo family who started up, presumably as a branch line, after the 5th master of the previous family. This group continued until the Meiji period. Unfortunately no Ujikatsu is listed for either group. This isn't surprising since little work other than this has been done.

Ian Bottomley

[Hinawaju]

Hi Ian,

 

Thank you for that information.

I will make some searches and see what comes up.

 

Regards,

Guy R.

[Hinawaju]

Hi, I did win the auction, so here´s a link to the auction site.

I don´t have them in my hand yet and their pictures are too big to post

on the board.

http://www.bukowskis.com/auctions/571/1591-stigbyglar-ett-par-brons-delvis-forsilvrade-Japan-meiji-1868-1912

Regards, Guy R.

[Viper6924]

Well Guy, You are on a roll :D You got them at a great price. Judging from the pictures, it´s a great buy. Congrats!!!

 

Jan

[Hinawaju]

Hi Jan,

Thank you, yes I think it was a really good price.

But I will have to wait untill I have them in hand.

 

regards,

Guy R.