Well, that's what I'm assuming.
A squared-off shell casing, 9 1/4 inches high.
A squared-off shell casing, 9 1/4 inches high.
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Here's another one at the Guild.
"Single artillery shell casing from Taisho era with wooden box with inscription in Japanese on both the lid of the box with date as well as striking Japanese kanji on the shell itself. The shell casing top has been folded in artistically to create a vase. The kanji is done in red paint. The accompanying wooden box is in very good shape but shows wear. The shell has a 12.5cm bottom diameter and is 28cm in height."
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RussComment
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天壤無窮
Modern Japanese: 天壌無窮
Tenjōmukyū
As eternal as heaven and earth
[I also saw the translation "Mayest thou live for ever"]
昭和戊辰之冬
Showa Tsuchinoetatsu no Fuyu
Winter, 1928
[Note: Tsuchinoetatsu is alternatively pronounced Boshin; I do not know which pronunciation is correct for this usage. The date employs a combination of Showa era + Zodiac date = 1928.]
陸軍大臣白川義則書
Rikugun Daijin Shirakawa Yoshinori-sho
Army Minister Yoshinori Shirakawa’s writing
Shirakawa was Minister of War from 1927-1929
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Casing stamp:
安河
Yasukawa
明四
Mei[ji] 4; 1871
I found the same/similar casing on a Japanese auction site.
--GuyGoods from an old family of Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
Height 236mm, diameter 92mmComment
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Wow, REALLY fascinating.
Thanks so much to you both, Russell and Guy !!Comment
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