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And once again a question to the japanese savvy of you guys!
The two Razors came in this Johnson twin coffin today
Love the smiles and of course I'm cracking from curiosity what the tang says.
Hope its not too worn.
http://www.olivia-seife.de/images/japjohn_1.jpg
http://www.olivia-seife.de/images/japjohn_2.jpg
Ill forward this to my buddy.
BTW Olivia where'd you get these?
Thanks,
Ivan
Thank you, Ivan!
I bought them on eBay two weeks ago.
They came from Austria. 56 Euro plus shipping.
If I turn the pictures upside down, I think I can recognize the following kanji:
応 (affirmative) answer, phonetic O
心 heart
之 of (possessive particle -> 'of the heart')
卜 and? divination? name-kanji?
剃 shave
No one with a better solution? Mine doesn't seem to make any sense, except for the last character...
Upon closer inspection, I think at least one character is missing at the top. Names are frequently written encased. Thus, the line in the bottom right picture could indicate [(missing character)応心] is a brand or manufacturer's name. The complete translation might then be something like "[brand]'s premium shave", or, if a character 刀 'knive, sword' is missing at the other end too, "[brand]'s premium razor".
I put this through google translate 応心之卜剃刀 and got - Bok razor Noriyuki応心
Babel fish gave me - Application/response heart 之 卜 razor
Then I switched it up and used 刀応心之卜剃
google = Noriyuki Bok応心shaving knife
babelfish = Sword application/response heart 之 卜 剃
If that helps.
there wouldn't happen to be a tree somewhere on there? Bok-er?
Olivia, It reads, "Send me to Rich in Florida right away" .......:rofl2:
I know, that's an old one, but I couldn't help myself......
Hi Olivia.....
Thank you so much, guys!
Yes Rich, either that or best sheffield silver steel, LOL