creating index - need help!

[DirkO]

Hi,

 

I'm working on an index for one of the NBTHK branch books, and although work is slowly but surely progressing this entry has me stumped:

 

It's a Kinzôgan-mei (金象嵌銘) on a Juyo-Bijutsuhin (重要美術品)

 

I have the large part of the date - but can't make out 1 kanji:

 

A day in the eleventh year of Tensho (1583)

天正十一?月日

 

As to the real kinzogan mei - haven't got a clue for this one

Also the parts in comment confuse me. The more I'll translate, the easier it will become, but this one is non-standard to say the least :-)

 

[Dick Tait]

Shimotsuki 霜月 - 11th Month - November ???

[DirkO]

Thanks Dick!

 

Kicking myself that I didn't find that one myself

 

Any takers for the rest of the translation?

[Dick Tait]

Shimotsuki" (霜月 frost moon) is the old Japanese name for November.

[Toryu2020]

Taima Hon'Ami Bun Saburo suriage kore

 

Not I think all that difficult remembering that kinzogan is either going to be a cutting test or an attribution...

-t

[DirkO]

当麻 本阿弥文三郎 磨上 之

 

Thanks Thomas - like I said, it will become easier as I progress - but I'm learning a lot of kanji along the way!