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John Lindsey
3rd December 2000, 17:22
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Cany anyone translate the kanji on this old photograph?
W.Bodiford
7th December 2000, 04:50
First, the verticle lines on the upper right:
(1) Hiu shuku-shuku (sono ni)
(2) Kotsu mon jori issei teki (a.k.a. tachimachi ni jori ni issei no fue wo kiku)
Translation:
(1) Wind-blown rain: shuku-shuku* (part two)
(2) Suddenly hearing one note of a flute from inside the fortress
*NOTE: "shuku-shuku" is an onomatopoeia for the sound of wind in pine trees.
Second, the horizontal lines on the bottom:
(1) Tosa-ha Kenbujutsu (Tosa style Sword Dance)
(2) Kenjikan monjin (a student of the Kenjikan school): Maesawa (?)-jo (age 9)
George Kohler
10th March 2003, 18:37
picture link fixed
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