help with fuchi kashira theme

[Eddie]

hi guys,

Would anybody be able to help me ref to the meaning on the theme implied on this fuchi and kashira?

 

thanks in advance

 

Edward

[Curgan]

It looks like a pendant of some kind with something written on it... maybe a kamon, a name or even nothing?

[John A Stuart]

It reminds me of the wooden prayer offerings from a Buddhist temple, 念仏 nembutsu, I think they are called. Maybe. John

[Curgan]

Aren't the nembutsu being hanged on wooden stands?

[Nobody]

I guess that the motif might be Keshifuda (消し札).

Keshifuda were put up by firefighters at the place where the firefighters started quelling a fire to show their feats.

 

These examples are modern small replicas.

Ref. http://www.hantenya.co.jp/keshihuda.htm

[george trotter]

The keshifuda in the pic says "futaya"...what does it mean..."futa shop"?

What does the fuchi/kashira say...is it "tashin"?

George.

[Nobody]

"Futaya" in the picture does not matter. It is only a name of a shop which uses the picture on its website.

[Eddie]

Thanks guys thats a great help.

 

I did a quick google search for keshfuda, thanks Nobody i see the resemblance.

 

I'll need to research it some more, thanks John will look further into nembutsu.

 

George you mentioned the kanji saying tashin? what do you think guys what does it say?

 

the fuchi kanji is different to the kashira, and is difficult to make out, iam not bad with mei but this is beyond me.

 

regards Eddie

[Eddie]

hi Guys

 

just an update I found out that the theme is a Japanese good luck Or protection talisman ( Omamori ).

 

Iam still working on what the kanji might say mean.

 

Eddie