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Arsenico,
I have a couple a questions of kanji I can't figure out:
I have a box with 3 Orihi, accompanied with a stone and nagura
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First of all, I'm wondering what this stamp on the Orihi means:
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Then there is a stamp on the lid of the box, it seems to be a date, is this correct?
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I believe I can read (from right to left):
和昭 Showa
?五年 = ?gonen = year ?5
(I can't seem to read the first kanji just before 五,
also the 2 kanji aside to the 3 peaks I can't figure out)
The symbol of the 3 peaks also seems to be a mystery, it also is seen on the wooden bottom,
attached beneath the stone:
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I've seen this symbol before, yesterday I finally found it back again,
on a 金文字 (Kinmoji=gold or gilt letters) Inoue Tosuke razor:
Between 登録井上藤助作 (registered work of Inoue Tōsuke (?))
and I believe 別註 (not sure of the symbol after Betsu) there is this symbol:
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It seems that it is the same symbol, do you know the meaning of it?
That's quite enough for now I guess :p
Curious about it!
Thank you very much!
With respect,
Jethro
Hi Jethro,
things are getting harder and harder here :)
In the first pic, those symbols (the first and the third) are hentaigana.
The first one might be the "KO" in the word Henkotsu.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BE5aaOQE...n-by=oldkimono
Second one is a regular hiragano GO and the third one seems to me a YU. Does the word Kogoyu says something to you? :)
OMG wait wait
I found the first one! It's a NA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hentaigana look at the chart...
So I am expecting the third one to be a YA.... for NAGOYA
Let me check...
No, nothing like a YA
mmmh You know what It might be a name/surname and this makes much more sense right?
MIGHT be Mr Nago Yu...Surname/Name ... it's my final answer :D
Second pics says
Showa year 15 Kensa
昭和拾五年検査 (拾 this is a way to write 10 in legal documents - got help from Taro-san for this, and 検査-kensa means inspection) So basically it says that an inspection/test took place in Showa year 15 (1940)
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The 3 spikes symbol is used for yama 山
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Hope this helps
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It certainly helps a lot!
Yep, that wasn't an easy one! ;)
Glad to know it wasn't too easy :p:D
Your help is of tremendous value!
The name/surname Mr Nago... is a very good start!
Thank you for the hentaigana, didn't have these yet :beer1:
"検査-kensa" > that was as well a hunch of me, but I didn't understand,
and I wasn't sure, now it is clear and it makes perfectly sense now!
THANKS!!!
"拾" I never would have found this one!
THANKS A LOT!!!
Really, you're great! :angel:
I love this site!
Hi Benjisco,
So...starting from the top we have:
最高級 (Saikokyu) First Class
別鋼羽 (Betsu - Hagane - Hane) Another, different - Steel - Feather, Wing. MIGHT be a kind of "special light steel"
Middle line
特級 (Tokkyu) Special
商標登録 (Shouhyou Touroku) Registered Trade Mark
?別 (?Betsu) Betsu is the same as above, the first one might be 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" but i am not sure.
Butterfly and wings mmmmh mmh don't really know if they are connected :(
Last 3 kanji are:
剪刀高 (Sentou and Taka-i) Scissors and High, tall, expansive. I found on a dictionary that sentou are scissors, but usually surigical ones. So I don't know if this might be a "surgical razor" like the western ones made only by steel, to be easily sanitized. Actually avery kamisori is made only by steel, so I don't know if this makes any sense.
Hope this helps