Hon'ami Origami

[DirkO]

I bought this Hon’ami origami (Tanuma origami 1750<->1810) at auction (just the origami) and now I’m having a go at the translation. It was an interesting exercise, and now I need some help to fill in the missing pieces and to possibly correct where I’m wrong. The way I see it, it was first issued 1787 (Hon’ami Kokyu) and some years laters the origami was confirmed after further suriage by Hon’ami Koitsu/Koichi (Markus Sesko says Koitsu, Albert Yamanaka says Koichi). Any help greatly appreciated!

 

 

兼定 – Kanesada

正真 – shoshin (authentic)

長サ貳尺貳寸八分 X 磨上有之
nagasa ni shaku ni sun hachi bu X suriage kore ari

代金子拾五枚
dai-kinsu jū go mai

天明七年未
Tenmei nana nen hitsuji (1787 – year of the goat)

弥生 三 日 来阿 [光久]
yayoi mikka Hon A [kakihan Kokyu] (16th generation Hon’ami mainline master)

 

​Backside of origami:

 

 

 

享和三年 霜月 三日 長 貳尺 壱寸 九分 X 磨上
Kyōwa san nen shimotsuki mikka  (1803, 11th month, 3rd day) nagasa ni shaku ichi sun kyu bu X suriage

x x 光一   
x x Koitsu/Koichi + Kao (personal kao?)  (17th generation Hon’ami mainline master)

[Markus]

Hi Dirk,

 

The missing parts are:

 

少 - In the part after shoshin, so "a little bit suriage

ニ - Particle ni in the part after Kyôwa three.

承認 - as "confirmation" atop of Kôitsu.

[DirkO]

Thanks a lot Marcus! Do you happen to know if confirmations like this occurred often? Or was it more common to issue a new one, although that would warrant extra fees again?

[Markus]

I have only seen less than a handful over the years and would consider them as rarity. Maybe because the blade was just shortened something was

arranged with Hon'ami so that the older paper can stay.