Tsuba sculpture

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Hello

Could someone help me translate both

 

 

1)The characters on the tsuba

 

2) the accompanying paper

[Nobody]

On the tsuba:

日本の開眼 鹿児島百年展 - An awakening of Japan, An exhibition for the 100th anniversary of Kagoshima

(But I am not sure about red characters.)

 

The tsuba is a replica as a memento casted by Nakamura Shinya who was an assistant professor of Kagoshima university according to the paper.

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Thank you

[Curran]

To add a bit, the design of the tsuba is one associated with or commonly attributed as a 'Satsuma' tsuba.

 

I think Tanobe-san owns a particularly nice example of this design.

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Thank you Curran