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Subject:Carved text on a small jar
Posted By: Tony W. Thu, May 02, 2024 IP: 2607:fb91:48d:c0bc:3
Would greatly appreciate your kind help with the meaning of the the carved texts on this small jar, please 🙏
Many thanks!

Tony





Subject:Re: Carved text on a small jar
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, May 03, 2024
飛梅講社　Tobiume Kōsha - The Flying Plum Association
支部長会記念　Commemorating the Branch Presidents' Meting

Referring to Tobiume Tenmangu Shrine in Kyōto, which is dedicated to the spirit of the Japanese plum (ume) and to the renowned scholar, poet, and politician Sugawara no Michizane (845–903).
“Tobiume” in the name of the shrine means “flying plum” and refers to a legend derived from a famous Japanese poem written by Michizane while he was in exile after being deposed from a high-ranking position in the government. In the poem, Michizane, near the end of his days, pleads for the eastern wind to blow the fragrance of his beloved plum blossoms to him in distant Kyushu. The legend has it that the plum tree flew off to console Michizane in exile.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Carved text on a small jar
Posted By: Tony W. Sat, May 04, 2024
So very much appreciated of your precious time, expertise, and kind help I. Nagy, providing the background and context that enable further understanding the nature of the object 🙏❤️🙏

Tony

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