Fuchi Kanji ---yuki kao

[SwordGuyJoe]

Can you please help me on this mei? I know the last is one is yuki and a kao, but not sure on the others. Thank you.

[sencho]

First glance maybe Yokoytani Hideyuki

 

but does not sound right, even to a gaijin, so maybe Yokoya Hideyuki....

 

Cheers!

[John A Stuart]

横谷英行 Yokoya Hideyuki from Edo. John

[SwordGuyJoe]

Can you tell me anything about him? My references are strictly swords. Here are a couple photos of the f/k set. Thanks in advance!

 

[SwordGuyJoe]

Any thoughts? If not, I sincerely appreciate the insight and help.

[John A Stuart]

In the Haynes Index it only gives where he worked, Edo, no dates, just that the example quoted shows a Goto stylisation. John

[reinhard]

According to Mr.Robinson's inventory of the Baur-collection there was an unrecorded fitting-maker by the name of Yokoya TERUYUKI working in Edo during 19th century. Signature and especially Kao look quite different though.

 

reinhard

[sencho]

Joe,

 

Following on from Reinhard's post, I just saw that Murtha (Japanese Swordguard Artists) also mentions Teruyuki... late Edo.... does not mention Yokoya or give an example of the kanji used... He suggests that this particular Teruyuki also signed Ryujoshi and under that name he mentions Arai Eizui, also known as Teruyuki.

 

The name Teruyuki never occurred to me when I looked at the kanji fist time.

 

He also lists Hideyuki as Mid Edo.... and only mentions "Yokoya style"

 

Cheers!

[SwordGuyJoe]

This is great and I really appreciate the assistance!