Posted by Guy (91.176.217.23) on February 03, 2011 at 10:00:52:
In Reply to: Re: Yoshitoshi Students? - Toshishig posted by Andrew on February 03, 2011 at 09:03:32:
After another close look at the various signatures on Irwin's pupils site, I wonder if the kanji under scrutiny is not "jō" or "tsue" 杖, literally meaning "cane, staff" - but when used in a figurative sense meaning "support" (cfr 'tsuehashita': someone who brings refief/support)?
Guy