Bugyotsuji Posted October 30, 2013 Report Posted October 30, 2013 Would anyone be able to read this little strip of paper affixed under the lid of a kagamibuta Netsuke? Unfortunately it is half torn, lying right where something might be inserted to open the lid. I have tried my best to reproduce the writing but it is not entirely like modern Kana. To my eyes it looks like キ then... い?り?... then メ? and イ? with 濁点dakuten? Could the reading be kirimei, ie 切り銘? There is a carved design on the outside that looks like a 花押 kao. Wishful thinking? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Posted October 30, 2013 Hello Morita San. Hmmm... that was a little unexpected, but many thanks for the welcome feedback. Could it be 基礎 台, then, meaning a base for further work? Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Posted October 31, 2013 Morita San, do you know roughly when this old-fashioned kana writing died out? Quote
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