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Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket - Katherine H - Aug 27, 2019 (03:10 PM)
- Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket - rat - Aug 28, 2019 (11:39 AM)
- Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket - I.Nagy - Aug 28, 2019 (02:02 PM)
- Re: Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket - Katherine H - Aug 30, 2019 (12:13 PM)

Subject:Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket
Posted By: Katherine H Tue, Aug 27, 2019 IP: 2600:1004:b020:9783:

Again asking for help with translation; this time on a sugi wood ikebana bucket. It's approx. 9 1/2" tall. Not sure of age, but thought maybe the characters could give a hint about maker or origin.
Thanks for any help!

Katherine h
PS..sorry about flipped photos...I have them upright when posting and they continue to flip in preview.

Subject:Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket
Posted By: rat Wed, Aug 28, 2019

Not knowing much about Japanese art I may be way off but these are the given names of a man and woman, so perhaps this was a wedding gift with some traditional meaning I'm unaware of.

the characters are 吉男 (Yoshio, the man) and セツ子 (Setsuko, the woman)

Subject:Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Aug 28, 2019

The inscriptions are simply two given names, man and woman.
吉男　　-　Yoshio
セツ子　- Setsuko

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Help with translation of Asian characters on Sugi wood Japanese bucket
Posted By: Katherine H Fri, Aug 30, 2019

Thanks so much, rat and I.Nagy! Perfect!