Something i thought was worth a punt this morning, brought in with British Vets medals, Burma star etc. Im thinking that its a good luck token from some shrine or other, and the insignia i belive is an Indian Div set, but sold to me as Japanese insignia. I have no other info on the vet , lots of medal groups from my local market tend to be SWB vets. Help with ID and translation would be great, Cheers, Pete.
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Your red good luck charm is omamori from a Toshogu shrine in Japan. There were many of this kind of shrine, maybe someone can narrow down which one exactly. The kanji on the charm also basically states that the soldier carrying the charm will have everlasting fortune in battle. The wooden charm has a Buddhist connection--much of the script looks to be Bonji.
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飯塚盛一
Iidzuka Seiichi
Seiichi is the given name.Comment
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Thank you for that, other than his name do you know what the other symbol by itself might say on the opposite side??Originally posted by GHP View Post
飯塚盛一
Iidzuka Seiichi
Seiichi is the given name.Comment
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苙
an herb; a type of [pig]sty; corral; pen.
Since this is omamori [good luck charm], perhaps herb is the appropriate meaning.
--Guy
P.S. It's pronounced "Ryuu"
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Guy, cheers once again for the speedy reply, could you help with the translation on the front of the paper packet holding the charms?Comment
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Guy,
I think the single kanji shown might be more along the lines of: "Rifu" "Kasa" -- Hat, or head covering. The upper radical on the kanji looks to be chiku -- bamboo.
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Tom,Originally posted by GeorgeP View Post
You're absolutely correct! Doggone "grass" radical instead of the "bamboo" radical. I searched the grass radical!!!!!!
And THAT sounds better than [pig]stye笠【かさ】[kasa] (n) (1) conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; (2) something shaped like a conical hat; shade (of a lamp)
Thanks!
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Originally posted by dragnet View Post
Top line:
東
照
宮
Toshogu [East Shining Shrine]
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Middle section [top>bottom; RIGHT>left]:
長武
久連
Bu-Un 武連 [fortunes of war]
Chou-Kyuu 長久 [eternity; perpetual]
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Bottom line:
御
守
O-mamori
[honored protector] charm, amulet
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The red brocade cover says the same on the front, and Nikko 日光 on the reverse. Here's the Nikko shrine's site today:
(they're celebrating their 400th anniversary)
And REALLY famous for this:
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Guy fella your a star, thanks for the info
, is his name Iidzuka Seiichi a comman name would you know, like Davies or Jones here in the Hills of Wales? Doubt if he can be researched !!
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Hi Tom,Originally posted by dragnet View PostGuy fella your a star, thanks for the info, is his name Iidzuka Seiichi a comman name would you know, like Davies or Jones here in the Hills of Wales? Doubt if he can be researched !!
Well, Iidzuka (Well-Hill) is not as common as Satoh or Nakamura which are equivalent to Jones in Wales [... "oh, you mean Jones-the-spy*"] ... but it is the 257th most common name in Japan -- that's out of a total of 500 family names listed here.
--Guy
[*let me know if you don't know the "The Moon Is Bright Tonight" joke.]
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Here it is anyway ... for the others:
A Russian agent headed for the little village where John Jones (a Russian spy) lived, only to find there were 300 John Joneses listed for the area. He scratched his head and decided that he would go to the local pub and try the password until he found his man.
So, the Russian agent headed off to the local pub and ordered a pint of beer. He saw a man standing alone at one end of the counter, and thought he might as well begin. He sidled across to the solitary drinker, watching the crowd about him with cautious eyes.
- Nice evening, said the Russian.
- "Yes", said the drinker.
- Is your name Jones? asked the Russian.
- "Yes", said the drinker.
- Funny, isn't it, said the Russian agent, ....The moon is bright tonight.
The drinker tossed back his beer and said:
- "It's not me you'll be wanting. You want Jones-the-spy, over by the window".Comment
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A Russian agent headed for the little village where John Jones (a Russian spy) lived, only to find there were 300 John Joneses listed for the area. He scratched his head and decided that he would go to the local pub and try the password until he found his man.
So, the Russian agent headed off to the local pub and ordered a pint of beer. He saw a man standing alone at one end of the counter, and thought he might as well begin. He sidled across to the solitary drinker, watching the crowd about him with cautious eyes.
- Nice evening, said the Russian.
- "Yes", said the drinker.
- Is your name Jones? asked the Russian.
- "Yes", said the drinker.
- Funny, isn't it, said the Russian agent, ....The moon is bright tonight.
The drinker tossed back his beer and said:
- "It's not me you'll be wanting. You want Jones-the-spy, over by the window".[/QUOTE]
DA IAWN TOM
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