Tsuba translation.

[Shuko]

Could someone please translate this signature for me. It is on an old iron 3 crane tsuba.

 

Thanks

[ROKUJURO]

Possibly HIROKAZU.

[Shuko]

Does this help ?

 

[Bugyotsuji]

Agreeing with Jean above, 廣一 Hirokazu, Ko-ichi, etc., plus 作.

 

PS Three-crane, or two-crane?

 

 

[Shuko]

Thanks for the help.

 

34 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said:

PS Three-crane, or two-crane?

According to Dale this is a rare 3 crane tsuba. I too initially thought it was a 2 crane tsuba.

[Kurikata]

6 legs anyway

[Shugyosha]

...and 3 butts.

[ROKUJURO]

3 hours ago, Shuko said:

Does this help ?

No, it's lying on the side, but has to be read vertically.

[Bugyotsuji]

Well the three-legged crows of Japan are famous, so it could be two three-legged egrets!?!? 

[Matsunoki]

7 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said:

so it could be two three-legged egrets!?!? 

One of ‘em would have to have three legs and two rear-ends🙂

[Bugyotsuji]

Ahhh........................ just craning my neck to see.

 

 

John, just getting my hat and coat.

[Kurikata]

https://www.jameelce...ion/921/object/20958

[Spartancrest]

  Three cranes - easier to see when the cranes are looking to the right. The bird in the middle is skewered by the nakago-ana 

[Shugyosha]

That would account for the look on its face then.