Habaki mei translation assistance

[Okan]

Thank you in advance!

[SteveM]

My guess

 

夕　工人　（花押）　彫鐫

Made by Yū, Carved by (kao)?

 

One guy made the habaki, the other guy put the artwork on it.

Said with 50/50 confidence.

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Now you have to show us!!!

[Okan]

Thank you @SteveM !!!

 

 

[Okan]

  On 12/25/2023 at 4:25 PM, Bruce Pennington said:

Now you have to show us!!!

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i knew this was was coming

 

 

[Okan]

[Bugyotsuji]

Glad Steve replied honestly like that. 

 

I had various ideas but my confidence level was much lower. Assuming 夕夫 for example, and the kao to be tamé 為, I found that there was a famous courtesan in Kyoto called 

夕霧太夫 - Wikipedia

and in my imagination this habaki was dedicated to her... (going wildly off piste the beaten track!)

[Okan]

  On 12/26/2023 at 2:15 AM, Bugyotsuji said:

Glad Steve replied honestly like that. 

 

I had various ideas but my confidence level was much lower. Assuming 夕夫 for example, and the kao to be tame 為, I found that there was a famous courtesan in Kyoto called 

夕霧太夫 - Wikipedia

and in my imagination this habaki was dedicated to her... (going wildly off piste the beaten track!)

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My only supporting evidence to your theory would be  that i found it in a flea market in Kyoto  as much as i love detective work, i won’t be able to go any further on my own due to my lack of kanji. 

[Markus]

The puzzle is:

 

Tsuki Mitsuoki chōsen (月光興彫鐫) – "Engraved by Tsuki Mitsuoki"

 

The artist had the habit of abbreviating his Ōtsuki School name to just Tsuki and signing the Oki character very similar to a kaō monogram.

 

[Okan]

Thank you @Markus !!!!