Inscription on a (?) Ikkin tsuba ...

[docliss]

May I beg one more translation, please? It is the left-hand one on the (?) Ikkin tsuba, and I thought might be HOKKYO, but am not sure. Thank you, John L.

[John A Stuart]

Hokkyo is 法橋 John

[k morita]

Hi,

Right: 9th year of Tempo(1838).

Left: Dog year,Spring. 戌 春

[docliss]

Once again, thank you very much Morita. John L.