Older style Japanese Cursive.

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Hi , i cannot seem to find the answer i need from the dictionaries. I have been told this is in old cursive Kanji style ?
Any help greatly appreciated. The item is from 1950s-1960s. These japanese letters are on a Paulownia box lid that contains souvenir items.
 

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Well, its just written style. Slightly cursive. Not quite calligraphy, but somewhere between printed (block) style and the highly cursive "grass script". The second character is the old character for treasure (寶). But it doesn't necessarily mean the item is ancient. The old style was in use up until the end of the war, and even today it is still used sometimes.

Yours isn't particularly difficult 仙寶 (Senpō). Could be an artistic name, or it could refer to some esoteric buddhist items used by hermit priests. The characters literally mean hermit + treasures.
 
Hi , thank you very much for that information because i now have 100% more understanding than before.
Very appreciated
 
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