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Subject:difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: steve smith Thu, Sep 13, 2018 IP: 5.80.120.214 Hoping that someone may recognise the first personal name kanji following the family name of 'KAWAHARA/KAWABARA' in this signature on a very fine quality Kozuka. Have tried several radicals in various books on Sosho (Daniels etc.) but nothing pops out at me - I beieve it possible that the personal name is pronounced in Chinese fashion as the following kanji is clearly 'HO/PO' and the third may be a convoluted 'SAI' (the last one obviously being 'SEN/KIZAMU') Remarkable how often it is the first kanji of any name which the artist chooses to make so complicated - and making it SO hard to look him up! Any comments/suggestions gratefully received. 
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Subject:Re: difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: Steve Smith Fri, Sep 14, 2018 Apologies, I should have highlighted the kanji I was specifically referring to, as now seen below.
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Subject:difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: rat Fri, Sep 14, 2018 林宝齋 I would think. Studio name rather than personal name.
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Subject:difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: rat Wed, Sep 19, 2018 not a studio name; looks like I.Nagy has this pegged
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Subject:difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Sep 15, 2018 川原林宝斎鐫 - Kawabara (Kawahara) Rinpōsai-sen -
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Subject:Re: difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: Steve Smith Sun, Sep 16, 2018 Many thanks indeed to Rat and I.Nagy. I had tried to identify this kanji starting with at least five different radicals (all of which were possible) and found nothing that was a close enough match to convince me. Sadly the artist name 'Rinposai' does not appear in any of the Meikan's/Hara/Daniels/Shosankenshu etc so he remains elusive despite demonstrating superlative skills in this kozuka, dated Tempo 14 (1843). I have not yet given up identifying him as, like many other craftsmen, this may one of several assumed Art names he may have used, in preference to his own name. My very sincere thanks for this 'consultation'!
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Subject:difficult/simple? sosho kanji in Kozuka Mei
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Sep 19, 2018 After a short search on Japanese language web -pages I have found it out that Rinpōsai is a gō
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- steve smith - Sep 13, 2018 (08:16 AM) 
