Kozuka signature

[Curran]

I don't own the kozuka, but I do enjoy studying such pieces.

 

What is the correct reading of the signature?

This one isn't easy for me. I've come up with some weird sounding readings.

[PhoenixDude]

Looks like masayoshi to me

[SteveM]

定善寫

 

Sadayoshi (no) utsushi

[Curran]

Thank you gents.

 

I thought it was "Sada", but I really wasn't sure from the eccentric strokes.

Glad I at least got that right, but I totally didn't get "Sadayoshi".  I was way way off base with that second character.

 

[k morita]

  On 9/7/2024 at 8:59 PM, Curran said:

Thank you gents.

 

I thought it was "Sada", but I really wasn't sure from the eccentric strokes.

Glad I at least got that right, but I totally didn't get "Sadayoshi".  I was way way off base with that second character.

 

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Hi.,

The second kanji is hard to read, but I believe it is Koreyoshi-utsusu　(是美寫).

Is this a work by Ishiguro Koreyoshi or a replica?

[Curran]

  On 9/11/2024 at 1:13 AM, k morita said:

 

Hi.,

The second kanji is hard to read, but I believe it is Koreyoshi-utsusu　(是美寫).

Is this a work by Ishiguro Koreyoshi or a replica?

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Hi Morita-san,

 

For me, it was just a "Study Challenge", but I could not figure out who made it or who it was to imitate.

It was For Sale on Yahoo!Japan. The seller could not read it and seemed to know little about tosogu.

The design was not for me, but the materials and workmanship were very good.

 

The theme was ducks [or water fowl] by a stream.

The design was not typical Ishiguro. It was "minimalist", but very good shibuichi, gold, and other metals.

A strange puzzle that I could not solve.

 

I did not save an image of it, and I cannot find the former link to it.