Japanese Art Signatures: A Handbook and Practical Guide Book

Pt. 1	Introduction
1	Forms of signature and writing styles	22
2	Arrangement and how to locate characters in dictionary	22
3	Translation of signatures	26
4	Selection of the correct reading	27
5	A basic classification of Japanese names	28
6	The written seal or 'kakihan'	31
7	Identification of difficult and variant characters	31
8	Pronunciation and romanisation of Japanese names	34
9	Placement of signatures	36
10	Examination of signatures	38
11	A step by step guide through signature reading	38
Pt. 2	The dictionary of kaisho characters	47
	The Kana	120
Pt. 3	Explanation and tables of key characters	125
1	Key characters qualifying manufacture, or describing the artist's or craftsman's profession	126
2	Key to characters associated with family and clan names	130
3	Key characters associated with honorary titles and Buddhist names	131
4	Key characters associated with a craftsman's residence or place of work	134
5	Key characters associated with dates and seasons	136
6	Key characters associated with statements of age	138
7	Key characters associated with changes of name, or family and master relationships	140
8	Key characters associated with patrons and patronage	142
9	Miscellaneous key characters	143
Pt. 4	How to read names of provinces	149
	A catalogue of geographical and place names	154
Pt. 5	How to read dates
1	The numerals	171
2	The Nengo system	173
3	The cycle system	177
4	The months and seasons	184
5	Date and censor seals on woodblock prints	186
Pt. 6	Debased and variant characters	197
	Facsimile signatures from woodblock prints	223
	Publishers' trade marks and seals	280
	Actors' mon	288
	Genji mon	294
Pt. 7	Catalogue of artist and craftsman names
1	Swordsmiths	300
2	Metal workers	326
3	Lacquer artists	345
4	Netsuke carvers	351
Pt. 8	Bibliography	367
Pt. 9	The stroke-count index of kaisho characters	379