Translation help with hakogaki:

[Pete Klein]

I would be very appreciative if one of the members would be so kind as to translate this hakogaki for me. I have a bit of trouble with the written texts. Thank you kindly in advance!

Peter

[Pete Klein]

2nd scan:

[Pete Klein]

3rd scan:

[Rich T]

Hi Pete, I am pretty sure this first one reads simply Shishi Menuki.

 

師子目貫

 

Ok, now for the second one, this will be much fore fun.

 

Cheers

 

Richard

[Rich T]

Probably too hard for the likes of me, I know the start will describe the technique, I can see Ji. The rest has me stumped up to Ezo.

 

?? ?? ji,

 

????????????????????

 

EZO 蝦夷

 

Jidai Muromachi 時代 室町

 

Showa (I think) Go Ju Roku nen Gatsu Hi 昭和五十六年月日

 

Signature ?

 

This is probably over to Koichi :-).

 

Nice menuki by the way, I saw these a couple of months back.

 

Cheers

 

Rich

[Nobody]

I think that I could read all of them but the 2nd kanji of the appraiser's name. I will post them later.

[Nobody]

These are the hakogaki on the 2nd photo. Actually, most words are already familiar to you.

 

朧銀地 – oborogin ji – (literally) hazy silver ground (= Shibuichi-ji)

容彫 – katachi-bori - carved with the motif in full

色繪 - iroe

無銘 - mumei

蝦夷 -Ezo

時代室町 – jidai: Muromachi

昭和三十六年春 – Showa san-ju-roku nen haru – spring in 1961

公 x – Ko+something (appraiser's name)

(花押: kao)

 

*The date looks Showa 36th year to me. But it could be 56th as Rich said.

[Pete Klein]

Thank you very much to you both for your assistance. I seem to have difficulty reading the written stroke form. Having this informatin will help greatly in my research.

Peter

[Rich T]

there always easier in hind site LOL, thanks Koichi. As we get through these readings, I am slowly adding the terms to my kanji pages.

 

Keep up the good work mate.

 

Richard

[Pete Klein]

Hmm -- I wonder if the appraiser could be Koukubo (Kenichi). The timing would be right as he was publishing around 1970 (Zabo Tansen).

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