Posted by Chihiro Tosh Doi on March 03, 2002 at 22:48:55:
In Reply to: two part seal posted by fred on March 02, 2002 at 12:54:30:
: Can anyone help me read this two part seal? The lower half seems to be a match to Unsodo.
Dear Fred,
You can read two parts seal as follows:
Upper two characters ; KYO TO
Middle four characters; GOU MEI GAI SHA
Lower four characters; UN SOU DOU HAN
In addition for your reference, you might note small four charcters in circle which suggested a certain year in Japanese special E TO indication of sity year cycle
This seal reads BO SHIN in SHOWA era, which means either in 1928 or in 1988.
I cannot determine which year could be applicable for this case and whether it was the publication year or other indication.
Moreover five characters on left side reads as follows (perhaps);
TAKA NAWA YORU no YUKI (Night Snow in Takanawa)
Please refer to the chats and images depicted at re:help with unsodo posted by D. Schaefer and its reply by D. Bull on Feb 18 on this chat board
I hope you could clear your obscurities on your print.