Thread: Mystery Nagura

Originally Posted by etorix

aframestokyo site says: Iwasaki choice

Sure, the character 選 can mean "select" or "choose" or any similar variant. I chose "select" simply because the marketing suggests that it was specially approved of by someone with authority or expertise (like "deli select"). Choice could suggest that Iwasaki himself preferred it for his own use (like "chef's choice"), which is not really the meaning implied by the stamp.

Lemur, the kanji are 岩崎選. Hope that's useful.

Oh, for what it's worth, the kanji for 崎 is written with a 竒 radical, but it's the same as the 奇 that is normally seen. After hearing that none of the Iwasakis actually sold or endorsed hones, a tiny part of my brain wonders if there's significance in the radical change. However, kanji eccentricities are not terribly uncommon, and don't necessarily suggest anything dishonest. I just don't remember that particular oddity being shown on anything else associated with Iwasaki (someone correct me on that if you have seen it elsewhere).

Edit: I was wrong about it not being elsewhere. The cover of Hamono no Mikata 刃物の見方 shown on Jim Rion's blog: http://easternsmooth.com/blog/jim-ri...02/292-amazing