Bungo Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 I am going to sell a nice soft metal tsuba with this monk as the design. Need translation help. thanks, milt Quote
Bungo Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 if you all feel charitable or want a challenge....there's a full page ( I kept the file to full size for easy reading ) http://www.esnips.com/web/sujikabuto-fo ... ge=1#files monk_0836.jpg milt Quote
Nobody Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 That reads Kensu Osho (蜆å和尚) in Japanese. Osho means priest. The page below may be helpfull. http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/k/kensu.htm Quote
Bungo Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 thanks !! what's a kensu ? Some sort of crayfish ? milt Quote
Nobody Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 what's a kensu ? Some sort of crayfish ? Maybe it means Shijimi (蜆) in Japanese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbiculidae Quote
Bungo Posted February 12, 2008 Author Report Posted February 12, 2008 what's a kensu ? Some sort of crayfish ? Maybe it means Shijimi (蜆) in Japanese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corbiculidae In chinese, it means clam too, but the monk is holding up something that looks like a shrimp/fresh water crayfish............... milt Quote
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