Hyoushigi

[Baka Gaijin]

Good morning

I have a late Meiji pair of Hyoushigi Clappers.

They are branded with a logo type of symbol which looks similar to the under two mountains style that some woodblock publishers used in the 19th Century.

Has anyone come across this symbol before?

 

[Baka Gaijin]

I think the Kanji under the two mountains is:

 

弥 わたる - Wataru 

 

Its down in my Imiwa database as an outdated Kanji.

 

There's a wild card thought pattern that it was something to do with Local Policing,  Provicial Crossing Control, or Fire Prevention.

 

Any thoughts please.

[SteveM]

弥　(ya, mi, or when used as a name it could be wataru). Its the simplified version of 彌. It is still in use and taught in junior high school.

 

The symbol should be a company logo. Could be the lumber/timber yard that made the sticks? I suppose it could also be a symbol used for a fire department. Together the symbol would be "iriyama-gata ni ya" (入山形に弥), but I couldn't find anything similar in a quick google search. 

[Brian]

Like to see a pic of the items.
Same type of thing used by my favorite guy here?

[Baka Gaijin]

Thank you Steve M, Much appreciated.

 

Hi Brian, I'll take some pictures later and post them.

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