Translation of yumi-mei

[Viper6924]

Hi!

 

Just got a yumi into my collection. Don´t know so much about it. But it seems well crafted and it has a signature that is branded into the wood.

 

Would love to have it translated. And also any other info that can be available via these few pictures.

 

Thanks!!!

 

 

Jan

[k morita]

Hi ,

Mei says "Chikuzen Hiromasa"

筑前 弘方

 

Maybe Chikuzen is a place name,now Fukuoka.

[Viper6924]

Thank You for the quick translation, Morita-san!

If anyone has more intel on this maker it would be fantastic.

This is truely a new area for me.

Thanks again, Morita-san!

 

Jan

[Viper6924]

Done some quick study. If the Chikuzen in this mei is the same as Chikuzen Province (which seems rather possible) we should be able to put the age of this yumi to at least late Edo early Meiji-period. Haven´t been able to find anything on the maker Hiromasa yet.

 

Jan

[cabowen]

It is not that old. Looks almost modern made, maybe 20-30 years old at the most. Not likely you will find anything about the maker as only the famous ones get much attention. There aren't meikan for yumi and I have never heard of a thriving yumi collecting community.

[ROKUJURO]

Chris is right on this one, it's not old and as far as the pictures allow a guess, it has not been used much. A good way to find out about the signature would be to ask in a Japanese KYUDO club or at a YUMI manufacturer's in Japan.

[cabowen]

Chris is right on this one, .....

 

 

First time for everything!

[ROKUJURO]

I did not write: As an exception,...... :D