In the context of a C19th work titled _Takamatsu no shiro mizuzeme no zu_ ,
"Picture of the Flooding of Takamatsu Castle" (髙松城水責之圖 with furigana
たかまつのしろみづぜめのづ), there is a name cartouche, but I am uncertain about three of
the characters.

保里尾[ ][ ][ ]晴

Hori ....?

Can anyone assist?

Frederick Harris, _Ukiyo-e: The Art of the Japanese Print_ , suggests the
character is one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's generals, Ukita Hideie (宇喜多秀家,
1573–1655), however, I don't understand the kanji if this is the case.
Historical references indicate that Hideyoshi besieged _Takamatsu-jō_ in 1582,
yet Hideie did not become the head of the Ukita clan until 1582 and since he
was still young, it was his uncle, Ukita Tadaie (Titles: _Dewa no kami_ /
other names: Sakazaki Tadaie), who acted as leader of the army during the
siege. This leaves me no wiser, either.

[![name
cartouche](https://i.stack.imgur.com/maItj.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/maItj.png)
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translation kanji readings classical-japanese
Cannot recognise the kanji in a cartouche 保里尾[ ][ ][ ]晴
1. 茂 = [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NfpNO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NfpNO.png)

Examples along the kaisho-gyōsho-sōsho spectrum:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bfAn1.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bfAn1.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bVSkI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bVSkI.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I8YRW.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I8YRW.png)

  2. 介 = [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NKzw5.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NKzw5.png)

Examples along the kaisho-gyōsho-sōsho spectrum:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xd7CC.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xd7CC.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zrq2V.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zrq2V.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/unwav.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/unwav.png)

The 介 in the cartouche has some similarity with the example that has been
circled.

An example (below) of _kaisho ryakuji_ :

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxdPz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xxdPz.png)

  3. 義 = [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBaKB.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EBaKB.png)

Examples along the kaisho-gyōsho-sōsho spectrum:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/olUdi.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/olUdi.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgv0P.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wgv0P.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6O1My.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6O1My.png)

It appears obvious that in all of the _kaisho_ examples of 義, the /羊, 手, and 戈
are apparent, that is, the _yoshi_ character is composed of ⿱我, where 我 is
⿰手戈. Yet in the name cartouche the 手 is absent in the 義 character. There is a
gyōsho (?) example where the 手 seems to be absent (circled)...??. The question
is whether the general omission of 手 is an example of _kaisho ryakuji_ (略字,
"abbreviated characters") as posited by @boiko. See:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryakuji>,
<http://hac.cside.com/bunsho/1shou/39setu.html>, and
<http://pbbs.web.fc2.com/etc/ryakuji.htm>.

A _kaisho ryakuji_ example is given for 儀, "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a
matter":

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rteOj.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rteOj.png)

This is in keeping with the simplification of the 義 character: [![enter image
description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PdWeq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PdWeq.png)
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