Bungo Posted November 3, 2008 Report Posted November 3, 2008 Need help to locate " shoshin " mei sample to compare with this............... he's ( Goto Houjyo ) one of those descendants of branch families, listed in one of the many Goto family geneology charts but I don't have that " big thick Goto " book to have an actual example to compare. p.s. that's not my hand p.p.s. I think it's gimei ( the kakihan < spelling ? > looks " weak " , just a gut feeling ) milt Quote
dirk marshall Posted November 5, 2008 Report Posted November 5, 2008 Im confused, do not know much and I can not read kanji but is that not Goto Hojo? Quote
Bungo Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Posted November 5, 2008 I go by the seller's description...... milt Quote
John A Stuart Posted November 6, 2008 Report Posted November 6, 2008 Same thing. Just different romanji spelling. John Quote
Brian Posted November 6, 2008 Report Posted November 6, 2008 John A Stuart said: Same thing. Just different romanji spelling. John Quote
Pete Klein Posted November 7, 2008 Report Posted November 7, 2008 Milt -- I was looking at that kogai when it was listed and I feel if the mei is shoshin it is from a branch maker as it is not by Goto Houjou, 15th Shirobei master. There are several makers listed in Haynes without recorded mei and I could not find this mei in the Kyo goto reference. Or it might be as you suspect, gimei, which would be unfortunate as the work is well done. The strikes in the mei look poorly placed especially in 'Jou' and it sort of makes me wonder about it's validity. Quote
Bungo Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Posted November 7, 2008 Pete, I found the name in one of the many Goto charts, son or grandson of of some masters.... here's the e-bay link if anyone is interested in the kogai, the workmanship is quite fine. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0301414662 milt Quote
Bungo Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Posted November 9, 2008 Is that from a book ? The third kanji doesn't look like " Ho " to me.......... milt Quote
dirk marshall Posted November 9, 2008 Report Posted November 9, 2008 no I scanned a kozuka but I am not a good speller Quote
Bungo Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Posted November 9, 2008 Dirk, I think I actually found a comparable sample mei for YOUR koz........... if you have the Goto family 17 generation catalog, it's on page 114, mei # 46 ( the 5th gen.master ), it's not the same guy as mine ( m ine is on one of those sideline geneology chart ) milt Quote
dirk marshall Posted November 9, 2008 Report Posted November 9, 2008 Thanks I appreciate it. I have a lot to learn Quote
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