"Off to war" banner translations

bldrhouse · 4 May 2022

NO. 1

Although I have four others, the kanji on this one intrigued me because so different from my others.
I would greatly appreciate a translation and any info on this particular style of kanji.

The second photo is the smaller kanji at bottom right if not legible in the larger photo.

This looks a bit odd because the seller did not provide a full length photo, so I had to construct one from the partial ones sent to me.

Thank you.

z

Majestic · 4 May 2022

It is just a variation of kanji style. It slightly resembles a style used in old Chinese texts, which is why it looks a little bit different.
It says "Congratulations! Off to War." (in the red text). Then the black letters are names. The big name is Andō Tsunezō.
The smaller black letters are two family names: Koiwa and Andō. Presumably the names of the people who organized the banner.

bldrhouse · 4 May 2022

NO 2:

Thank you.

z

bldrhouse · 4 May 2022

Majestic said:
It is just a variation of kanji style. It slightly resembles a style used in old Chinese texts, which is why it looks a little bit different.
It says "Congratulations! Off to War." (in the red text). Then the black letters are names. The big name is Andō Tsunezō.
The smaller black letters are two family names: Koiwa and Andō. Presumably the names of the people who organized the banner.

Thank you; any information on prefecture on No 1?

bldrhouse · 4 May 2022

Since Japanese uses the family name first, Andō Tsunezō and one of the organizer family names is also Andō, can we assume one of the organizers was the soldier's family?

Majestic · 4 May 2022

Its a very plausible assumption. It is, however, a very common last name, so we can't say for certain.
It is also possible that Koiwa refers to a location name, rather than a family name. (It works as both a family name and a location name).

bldrhouse · 5 May 2022

Majestic said:
Its a very plausible assumption. It is, however, a very common last name, so we can't say for certain.
It is also possible that Koiwa refers to a location name, rather than a family name. (It works as both a family name and a location name).

Thank you again for this good info. I need to get to Japan sooner than later.

z

Toritoribe · 6 May 2022

I think Koiwa is a location name (probably in Tokyo) because of the position and the size of the kanji.

the banner in the post #3
祝帰郷筋野清一君
筋野政吉

Congratulations! Returning Home Sujino Seiichi
Sujino Masakichi (or Seikichi/Shōkichi)

bldrhouse · 6 May 2022

Toritobe, thank you again.
Nice to read that someone came home rather than disappearing in the catastrophe of the Pacific War..

z

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