This headband was listed as"Japanese WW11 Kamikaze Headband Authentic." I wanted to get your opinions on if you think this is an original or a fake. The cloth measures about 39 inches long by about 4 inches high. There is no writing on the back and the color is off white color with what looks like some stains on it.
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It is just a piece of trash made in the USAComment
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AND .... they printed it upside down!
神風
And because it is old style, the kanji on the headband are read from right to left:
風神
Seriously, though; I can't tell from the image if the kanji are printed or brushed, nor can I tell if it was printed in the USA. The kanji read Kamikaze [Godly Wind] .... but I do not know what the three smaller symbols at the bottom are supposed to be. [Okay, one is supposed to be 道 Michi/Dou = Way/path]
--GuyComment
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The major kanji seem okay to me; similar to this one:
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I just wonder -- if original -- why someone would write that wonky kanji on the bottom!
--GuyComment
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But you know ... I'll listen to Nick since he is a native-Japanese speaker. I'm sure he'd be able to tell if something was written by:
(1) somebody who has no knowledge of Japanese
(2) a non-Japanese who learned Japanese and understands stroke-order
(3) a native-Japanese (or Chinese).
So, let's place our bets on Nick.
--Guy
[well ... regarding (2) I have an American friend who has studied Shoudou for many years, has a high ranking, and has exhibited in Japan .... perhaps HE could trick us.]Comment
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It's an old "House of Swords" fake from the 80s. I used to have one like it. The large kanji are copied by a non-Japanese literate person, the small kanji are gibberish.Comment
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We see this often on this merry go rouund. http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...t=house+swordsComment
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