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Help identifying kanji signature on Meiji period brass charger — Mount Fuji scene
I have a Japanese brass charger plate approximately 10-12 inches diameter with a hand-engraved landscape scene featuring Mount Fuji, a pagoda, pine trees, and a sailing vessel. Quality of engraving appears to be hand-done with fine detail work on the pine needles and pagoda crosshatching.
There is a two-character kanji signature engraved into the face of the plate near the lower center. I believe it may read 沖長 (Okinaga?) but I am not confident in this reading.
Questions:
**1.** Can anyone confirm or correct the kanji reading?
**2.** Is this a known Meiji/Taisho period metalwork artist name?
**3.** Any guidance on attribution or value would be appreciated.
u/tuyenoanh — 7 days ago