hobnails Posted September 7, 2019 Report Posted September 7, 2019 Hi any help in translating this fuchi mei would be much appreciated many thanks in advance Chris H Quote
ROKUJURO Posted September 7, 2019 Report Posted September 7, 2019 NARA school (https://tsuba.jyuluck-do.com/NaraSchool.html) 1 Quote
uwe Posted September 7, 2019 Report Posted September 7, 2019 As Jean said “奈良”. Reads simply “Nara”! 1 Quote
TETSUGENDO Posted September 7, 2019 Report Posted September 7, 2019 Interesting design, a nod to two great Nara masters : fuchi- Tōu , kashira- Jōi. -S- Quote
hobnails Posted September 7, 2019 Author Report Posted September 7, 2019 thanks guys for your help i did wonder who the figure on the kashira was Quote
SteveM Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 Looks like Jurōjin, one of the seven lucky gods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jur%C5%8Djin Either that or Daruma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhidharma Quote
Guest Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 Hi Chris and Steve, I wonder if he is Fukurokuju, as his head is elongated and he has a scroll in his left hand . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukurokuju 1 Quote
SteveM Posted September 8, 2019 Report Posted September 8, 2019 Yes, that looks like it! Strike out Jurōjin, and save Fukurokuju. 1 Quote
hobnails Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Posted September 8, 2019 thanks again guys the collective knowledge of the people on this board is amazing. Quote
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