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Confirmation of the following transcriptions of commentaries on tō Chūta's sketches 340 and 341 would be greatly appreciated: Sketch 340 titled The Kyūkan Bribery Scandal 九管大疑獄, commentary by Yamasaki Naomasa 山崎直方 signing as Tanseki kakukin 丹石客人: 天網恢々
疎不漏
尚逸玄洋
吞舟魚
— 舟石

Sketch 341 titled 西部戰線 (The Western Front), commentary by Ishikawa Mikiaki 石川幹明 signing as Mikiaki sei
哭聲未息
改西野
戰後山河
幾夕陽
幹明生

With thanks

天網恢々疎不漏
尚逸玄洋呑舟魚
丹石學人

The heavenly net is vast and wide, sparse yet leaves nothing out.
Still, the great mysterious ocean swallows boats and fish.
Tanseki-gakunin

哭聲未息欧西野　
戦後山河幾夕陽
幹明生
The cries have not yet ceased in the western fields of Europe
How many time have the sun set over the mountains and rivers since the war
Kanmei-sei

1、The signature can be read as Tanseki-gakujin (丹石學人） instead of Tanseki-kyakujin　(丹石客人）
2, 石川幹明 read according to Japanese Wikipedia, Ishikawa Kanmei https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%B3%E5%B9%B9%E6%98%8E
Based on this, the signature here is probably read Kanmei-sei.

Regards,
I.Nagy

Wikidata: English Ishikawa, Mikiaki,Japanese journalist (1859-1943) Also known as: Ishikawa, Kanmei Mikiaki Ishikawa. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11586746

Kanmei seems to be the most often encountered romanization. Thanks!

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