G gw123 Registered Joined 26 Oct 2022 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 26 Oct 2022 #1 Hello, I was wondering if someone could translate these characters on the back of an old Japanese plaster mask. Thanks! Attachments 20221025_225351.webp 219 KB · Views: 142
Hello, I was wondering if someone could translate these characters on the back of an old Japanese plaster mask. Thanks!
Majestic 先輩 Ten-year veteran Joined 12 Oct 2013 Messages 4,071 Reaction score 5,023 5 Nov 2022 #2 The only one I can read is the center vertical line 建御名方命 - Takeminakata-no-mikoto It's the name of a mythological god of Japan. Takeminakata - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org The far left line would be the name of the artisan who made the mask. Ends in 庵, but that's all I can get.
The only one I can read is the center vertical line 建御名方命 - Takeminakata-no-mikoto It's the name of a mythological god of Japan. Takeminakata - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org The far left line would be the name of the artisan who made the mask. Ends in 庵, but that's all I can get.
N NANGI 先輩 Twenty-year veteran Joined 8 Jan 2003 Messages 2,460 Reaction score 518 5 Nov 2022 #3 Konnichiwa gw123-san! I think the light vertical line is "備中神楽". 備中神楽 - Bicchu Kagura Summary of the Bicchu Kagura And I agree with Majestic-san that the center line means Takeminakata no Mikoto. Takeminakata no Mikoto is one of the main characters of Bicchu Kagura. I can not read the left line, sorry. NANGI
Konnichiwa gw123-san! I think the light vertical line is "備中神楽". 備中神楽 - Bicchu Kagura Summary of the Bicchu Kagura And I agree with Majestic-san that the center line means Takeminakata no Mikoto. Takeminakata no Mikoto is one of the main characters of Bicchu Kagura. I can not read the left line, sorry. NANGI