Japanese Sailor Hat & Other Items

[garwein]

I just picked up some items that a soldier brought back as souvenirs from the Pacific war.

The lot of items included a sailor cap, a photo, a change purse of some kind with a folded 10 Yen bill and a coin, and a number of Chinese silk embroidered souvenirs.

Wondering if anyone can tell me what the Kanji might say on the photo, the cap, and what the coin is.

Also, if you could put a value on the entire lot, that would be a big help!

Thanks in advance.

[garwein]

[GHP]

Photo:
軍怒
Gun ika
Military Anger


Cap:
海軍機関学校
Kaigun Kikan Gakko
Navy Engineering Academy
"Established in 1881 (Meiji 14) - 1887 (Meiji 20) and 1893 (1883) - 1945 ... One of three former Navy academies (the other two are the Naval Academy and the Navy Accounting Academy)..."

--Guy

[chen]

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[GHP]

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Thanks Mr. Chen.


信州善光寺
Shin-shū Zenkō-Ji
Built in the 7th century
Here, the three swords 刀刀刀 is an older way of writing 州. Looking at 州 "shū" you can make out the "three swords" represented by 刂 刂刂, a variation of 刀. Sometimes swordsmiths (and others) wrote 州 using three stacked swords 刀刀刀.

奉開眼一光三尊佛
Pray with Open Eyes [offer your soul to] the Amida triad Budda

大本願上人
Dai Hongan Sennin
The Saint of the Great Original Vow [of Amida]

A similar medallion can be seen here.

About Zenkō-Ji

Found on the internet:
お守りの始めに書かれている『奉開眼』というのは
「お魂入れ」のことです
What is written "at the beginning of the amulet
It is about "offering your soul"

『一光三尊佛』というのは、『一光三尊阿弥陀如来』のことで
善光寺の御本尊です。
"Ikko Sanba Hotoke" means "Infinite Light Triad [three images] of Amitabha Nyorai" {Amida Buddha who is flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta}.

About Amida (Infinite Light Buddha)

Cheers!
--Guy

[garwein]

Great info, thank you!

[GeorgeP]

Uncommon school tally, nice!



Tom

[garwein]

I'm going to list everything for sale after I take some pictures of the other souvenirs, which aren't military related exactly, but I think it should stay together.

So if anyone is interested, please PM me. I will put it up on the E-Stand.

[garwein]

Estand Post Count

I'm not seeing the minimum post count in the Estand Rules to be able to post over there. Anyone know what that post count is?

[blinky]

I think you have to be an Association member to sell there.

Eric