Japanese tray and cups.

[RedMask]

Hi guys! Just got it from Japan. Need help to translate the inscriptions.


Tray...







Few cups...

[RedMask]

And more.















Cavalry?

[RedMask]

And two great cups with swords.

There is a loooooooooong inscription on the reverse side.



"Kendo" cup...
















"Crossed swords" cup...

[Nick Komiya]

The poem on the tray will be difficult for others, so I'll chip in.

The life I had pledged to the emperor has endured, and today I will again rejoice in seeing the (cherry) blossoms of home.

[GeorgeP]

It looks like you have several cups, etc., with regimental numbers on them.
1. The tray has 78th Infantry (regiment) painted on it, part of the 20th division
2. The red urushi cup looks to have the 10th Cavalry Regiment painted on it, although it is hard to make out, that is what I am thinking.
3. The two white cups with the stars and/or the Pawlonia leaf are for a member of the 39th Infantry regiment, 10th division
4. The blue rimmed cup with the star is for a member of the 70th Infantry regiment, 25th division.
5. The cup with the horse is indeed for a cavalry unit: 18th Cav. Regiment.

A little extra info. on the cav. units. They were ultimately converted into Recon. units in the early 1940s and utilized trucks and tankettes. Interesting about the 18th Cav. Regt.: This unit was the core that later formed the 14th Recon. Regt. and after it was disbanded in 1944, the tankette unit was converted to a tank unit for the 14th Div. and ultimately destroyed on Peleliu.

Tom

[RedMask]

Thanks guys, i really appreciate your help.

Here three more.

[RedMask]

Your opinions?

[Nick Komiya]

My opinion is that they are all original. Are you buying these without the slightest idea what is written?
If you want translations, you should know that confirming a translation is less time-consuming than giving it to you from scratch.

[RedMask]

My opinion is that they are all original. Are you buying these without the slightest idea what is written?
If you want translations, you should know that confirming a translation is less time-consuming than giving it to you from scratch.

I meant that i would get help with translation incomprehensible to me kendo cups and last three cups.

I did not question the correctness of the translation of previous cups and did not want to offend anyone...

[Nick Komiya]

No, what I mean is that you must have received explanations from the seller as to what they are, or are you buying them blind, only looking at the pictures? You should take the time to share what you got as information, so people here have the option of confirming and only correcting what's wrong.

[GHP]

No, what I mean is that you must have received explanations from the seller as to what they are, or are you buying them blind, only looking at the pictures? You should take the time to share what you got as information, so people here have the option of confirming and only correcting what's wrong.

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