Female Tosogu Artist?

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi all,I have a nice Kozuka signed Funada Ikkin Yoshinaga with Kao.The Mei looks real by comparism with pics from the literature.But there are 2 slightly different Mei,probably master (1812-1863) and Ikkin II.He is said to have had 3 sons and 3 daughters.Some authors make Shosuke (Ikkin II) one of his sons,while other believe that Ikkin II was his daughter.Does anyone of You have information on the question son or daughter?Ludolf

[SSt]

Hi Ludolf

This does not really answer your question, but may help. Haynes lists 16 women artists, 9 stated and 7 probable.

 

Stated -

HISAKO, H 01491.0 - JOSUI, H 02221.0 - KAME, H 02406.0 - KATSUTOSHI, H 02901.0 - MYOKUN, H 06411.0 - OSUMI, H 07500.0

TAMATSUKI, H 09431.0 - TOKUSAI, H 09789.0 - TSURUJO, H 10983.0

 

Probable -

CHOKUJO, H 00339.0 - JOSHI, H 02201.0 - KATSUCHIKA, H 02742.0 - KODO, H 03419.0 - MASANAKA, H 04271.0

RYUSUI, H 07648.0 - SHIN'ENMEI, H 08633.0.

 

The Notes for Masanaka, H 04271.0 has the comment

 

"No explanation of why this artist signed in kana rather than kanji, most such signatures are of women."

 

If the kana script is a mei then I suppose it is possible that it may be a woman?

 

Steve.

[Dakota]

I wonder what the poem says.

[Nobody]

  Dakota said:

I wonder what the poem says.

蓬莱に聞かはや

い勢の初たより

- Horai ni kikabaya Ise no hatsudayori

[Dakota]

Nice. Thanks Nobody.