Inscription On A Late Edo Period Kesa

[Higo-san]

Dear all,

 

I would be very grateful for some translation assistance.

 

I have already figured out some parts of the text:

 

十一月日 = A day in November

嘉永元歳 = First year of Kaei (=1848)

戌(Inu)申(Saru) = 1848

奇進人 = Kishinhito (perhaps a name?)

 

The second picture is more tricky:

 

惠?

大和寺現住 = Yamato (a temple?) Ju

佐(藤原)三? = Son of ?

?作 = Made this

 

Many thanks,

 

Chris

[John A Stuart]

Maybe 芳惠 Yoshie  佐(藤原)三却 with missing kanji. Is 奇進人 perhaps a ranking or priestly honourific? John

[SteveM]

芳恵

大泉寺現住

佐藤彦三郎

鬼（作）？

 

竒進人

 

I'm not sure about the meaning. 大泉寺 (Daisenji) would be the name of a temple/location. 佐藤彦三郎 (Satō Hikosaburō) is a personal name.

The rest is a mystery.

[John A Stuart]

Daisenji is famous for Takeda Nobutora connection , 大泉寺 Located in Yamanashi Pref., Kofu, kobou nakamachi-5015.  Not to be confused with 大山寺,  John

[Higo-san]

Many thanks Steve and John for the information - that is very helpful! I thought the second line read 大和 which is an old spelling for Yamato. But I think you are right that this actually reads 大和寺現住 meaning „who lived at Daisen-ji“.