Bird74 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 Hi everyone. Thank you for letting me post. I need any info about this saddle I have. Can anyone translate or tell me anything about this? Thank you Quote
SteveM Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 The front is a badly damaged inlay of 福 (fuku = good luck/fortune) The back...its hard to say. It's also badly damaged. Judging from the kanji on the front, I'd say this one should be 寿, or some variation (kotobuki = felicitations/longevity), but it's either poorly executed or my reading is off. 1 Quote
uwe Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 Different from the common Japanese kura. Hmm, no clue yet, but have my doubts…. Quote
Shogun8 Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 Looks a little crude, doesn't have the quality I would expect... Quote
FrenchBreadPrime Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 This feels a little bulky for a Kura, I'd say it's Chinese too though it reminds me of Tibetan saddles. Quote
FrenchBreadPrime Posted March 9, 2023 Report Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 7:53 PM, ROKUJURO said: ...or Mongolian? Expand I was thinking of Mongolia too as the saddle is reminding of some of their designs, but the Mongols didn't really use Hanzi characters. After reflection, these characters look like Hanzi/Kanji but I don't think they are. Could these characters be Khitan script ? If the saddle is Khitan it'd be a little older than the mongol Empire. Quote
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