Translation Assistance of Old Samurai Prints

[Edward G]

Good Morning to all, I am at a loss as to what the translation on these prints say, I would assume it is a maker's name, date, and location. Please view them and give me your thoughts, Thank You.

 

 

 

Any assistance is very much appreciated.

 

Edward G

[k morita]

Hi,

 

#2 Photo:

Is this print yours?

It is very expensive if this print is original.

Artist is Utagawa Hiroshige,title: Tokaido 53 tsugi,Mariko.

[Baka Gaijin]

Good afternoon all,

 

Morita san is correct with print number 2

 

It's a depiction of station 21 (The Mariko Tea House) of the 53 stations of the Tokkaido by Utagawa Hiroshige (sometimes known as Ando Hiroshige)

 

Tokkaido Goju san - Ni Ju Ichi Mariko meibutsu cha-ya / Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi no uchi.

 

On the originals which were published by Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeido) between 1833 & 1834 there is a circular black stamp (Aratame) outside of the picture area, on a line to the left of the circular red stamp and could be behind the mount on your picture.

 

If you are not used to removing prints from frames, I would suggest getting professional help.

 

Cheers

[smac401]

Hello all,

It has been a while since I was last here. I actually forgot my password. The prints are mine, I was having download issues along with password issues.

 

I appreciate my good friend Edward G for passing them along to you. Thank you Morita San for giving me the artist and you, Malcolm for telling me what to look for. Print #2 does not have the circle you mentioned and I received it from family already framed. It may have been trimmed because of lack of knowledge or it may have not been there at all. I dont believe my family has the answers.

I have looked at some of Ando Hiroshige and mine appears to be alot lighter in areas than the ones I reviewed. It's possibly a reprint I can't tell. I am not sure who could stateside. Any suggestions would be great.

 

I still have not been able to identify the other two prints by artist and any suggestions with them would greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

Steve

[Stephen]

if you can show the back side bleed thur, it may help, warnng like said you can dammage print if its got a paper back and how its mountedd.

[smac401]

Thanks Stephen It is printed on a thin silver colored paper, almost cloth like and mounted on a raised backing. If you look at the edge you can just make out the thin gray colored backing. Like you said I don't want to mess it up even if it isnt an original, I like it. Time to take it to a pro I guess.

 

Thanks

Steve M.

[smac401]

Hello folks,

 

can anyone give me the translations on pictures one and three. Morita San was gracious enough to give me the artist of picture number two but I can't get one and three. I have tried to find them but have had no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Steve M.

[k morita]

Hi,

 

#1: Kiso-kaido 69-tsugi by Keisai Eisen,

Kutsukake

 

#3:Kiso-kaido 69-tsugi by Eisen,

Itahana

[Baka Gaijin]

Good afternoon all

 

If it helps, I can fill in some details following on Morita san's excellent lead.

 

No 1 is known as Kutsukake Station: Rain on the Plain of Hiratsuka (Kutsukake no eki, Hiratsuka hara uchu no kei), number 20 from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road".

 

No 3 is known as Itahana, also from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road" (number 15).

 

The sixty nine stations of the Kisokaido Road (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi) was originally published between 1835 - 1838 by Iseya Rihei known as Kinjudo.

 

The original size of both prints was 24.9 x 36.3 cm (9 13/16 x 14 5/16 in.), known as Oban.

 

The Artist Keisai Eisen's dates show as 1790–1848, he lived a colourful life, if you want to know a bit more about him, here's a link:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisai_Eisen

 

The Kisokaido Road was also known as the Nakasendo and was another way to Kyoto from Edo via the mountains.

 

Cheers

[smac401]

Hello,

Thank you very much Morita San and Malcolm, I wans't even close to that translation. All three of them have been taken to a professional for proper framing to make sure they are around for the next owner in the family and so on. Conservation glass and acid free backing with no glue or tape anywhere near them. Thank you very much.

 

Steve M.

[Brian]

Malcolm, Morita san and others...

What would we do without you guys.

 

Brian

[smac401]

I agree 100%, thanks again

 

Steve M.