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Re: Re: Chinese Seal characters on Japanese tsuba

Posted By: Steve
Posted Date: Sep 12, 2013 (09:40 AM)

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Actually I just got the answer, working from identifiable radicals within the two characters and checking against Koop & Inada Chapter 7, (Numerical Categories). The first kanji is 'RIO', the second is 'YO'. As expected each has several widely differing meanings but, within colloquial traditional numerical categories (applied to subject matter) there can only be one intended meaning when in combination: RIO means 'the two', and YO is an expression of the male principle; hence this is a description of what is depicted on the tsuba - two elemental beings, the Ho-O and the Dragon. I have put the two kanji below but cannot post a picture of the item itself as it belongs to a major institution and they own copyright. Thanks to everyone for looking.
Steve.

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