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Subject:Reading of Signature
Posted By: Irwin Wed, Jul 08, 2026 IP: 174.127.209.134
Assistance with transcribing the attached signature of Den Kenjirō 田健次郞 [田健治郎] (1855-1930) using the pen name of 珠川 (Tamagawa?) following his comment 誰知烏之雌雄哉 (Who can tell the male from the female of a crow?) on Itō Chūta's sketch titled Meeting Between Semenov and Zhang Zuolin, would be appreciated.
With thanks.



Subject:Re: Reading of Signature
Posted By: I.Nagy Thu, Jul 09, 2026

誰知烏之雌雄哉
珠川釣客
Dare ka karasu no shiyū wo shiran ya
Tamagawa Chōkaku

According to information I found online、 Den Kenjirō had a residence 珠川荘“Tamagawa-sō” in Tamagawa 玉川 Tōkyō - what is now the Setagaya Ward area -, and referred to himself as 珠川居士“Tamagawa Koji” or 珠川釣客“Tamagawa Chōkaku"

Regards,
I.Nagy


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