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Subject:Re: Japanese samurai silver in case
Posted By: I.Nagy Mon, Aug 20, 2018
Pic. 1
純銀製 天神様 - Junginsei Tenjin-sama
Pure Silver Made Tenjin-sama （Sky Deity),
in the Shinto religion it is the deity of scholarship- it is the deification of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), the famous scholar and poet of the Heian period.
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This is the poem written by Sugawara no Michizane when he was sent into exile.
藤原道真公歌 - Poem by Lord Fujiwara Michizane
東風吹かば香ひ於古せよ 梅
主なしとて春を忘るな
Kochi fukaba nihoi okoseyo ume
Nushi nashi tote haru wo wasururu na
When the east winds blow, let it send your fragrance , oh plum blossom,
although, your master is gone, do not forget the spring
Signature,
正光作 - Masamitsu -saku - Made by Masamitsu
(Silver object and calligraphy)
Seal,
正光之印 - Seal of Masamitsu
Matsui Masamitsu 松井正光 (1938-) traditional metalsmith from Toyama Prefecture,
Owner of Matsumi Ginki (Silverware and Metal Ornaments Processing Company) in Tokyo
With regards,
I.Nagy
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Japanese samurai silver in case 
( China & Japan ) - Elyse - Aug 19, 2018 (03:47 PM) 
