Honjo Yoshitane II mei

[Michel D]

Hello everyone

 

I haven't posted for a long time and it's time I participated again to this forum.

Well, I am looking for a (or several) mei example(s) of Honjo Yoshitane II, son of Yoshitane I.

Honjo Yoshitane II is listed in the Haynes but no signature is referenced in the Kinko meikan, unlike his father. I have seen a tsuba from him in the first volume of the Compton collection but unfortunately, only the omote face is shown. According to the caption, his work was overshadowed by father's.

 

Your help will be greatly appreciated.Thank you very much in advance.

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi Michel,here are some Yoshitane Mei-pics.All from the Shodai or one or more from the Nidai?Ludolf

[Michel D]

Hello Ludolf

 

Thank you very much for your prompt reply. Unfortunately, my problem still remains The Kinko Meikan only lists the mei of the shodai and I am unable to make the difference, in the mei you provided me, between the shodai and the nidai ( provided there is a nidai's ). Actually, I would like to compare a mei which obviously is unrelated to the shodai's, neither the work itself; if I refer to the tsuba # 22 of the Compton collection vol 1 (christies auction) and signed Yoshitane, the description is " this tsuba appears to be the work of Honjo Yoshitane II"; So I would like to make the difference beween the two generations' mei before moving ahead.

I am sure that the Nidai did some inlays in his works ( at the least, the Compton example) but I have no idea with the shodai (my feeling is no).

 

As a conclusion, I am still interested in any information related to the nidai. Hope that I haven't bothered anyone.