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Subject:Help With Translation of Signature on Japanese Seated Bronze Bijin (Geisha)
Posted By: Joe Benevides Mon, Apr 14, 2014 IP: 67.182.107.188
Trying this again. Originally posted back in 2012, but with no luck. This type of Japanese signature is a tough one to translate. Is anyone able to make sense out of it?







Subject:Re: Help With Translation of Signature on Japanese Seated Bronze Bijin (Geisha)
Posted By: rat Tue, Apr 15, 2014
the characters are 誠南作, but someone else will have to give you the right reading in Japanese for the artist's name.

Subject:Re: Help With Translation of Signature on Japanese Seated Bronze Bijin (Geisha)
Posted By: Joe Benevides Wed, Apr 16, 2014
Thanks! That was a big help! I know 作 is "work" or "made by", and another Forum member said 誠南 is Gyozan or Kyozan.

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Subject:Re: Help With Translation of Signature on Japanese Seated Bronze Bijin (Geisha)
Posted By: rat Thu, Apr 17, 2014
I was the other forum member, but realized too late that I had confused your post with another post. Guy has the right reading of your artist's name. Gyozan is the name on another person's ceramic piece (different characters). Sorry for the confusion.

Subject:Re: Help With Translation of Signature on Japanese Seated Bronze Bijin (Geisha)
Posted By: Guy Wed, Apr 16, 2014
Thanks. It reads 'Seinan saku' (made by Seinan). Very good quality.

Guy.

Subject:Re: Help With Translation of Signature on Japanese Seated Bronze Bijin (Geisha)
Posted By: Joe Benevides Thu, Apr 17, 2014
Thanks, Guy! I'm sure you're right about the signature. That's big help! I picked her up at an estate sale. It's amazing that she still has her original e-kagami (mirror) after 120+ years.

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