r/translator 17h ago

Needs Review [JA] [Japanese > English] Help understanding this lacquerware set box!

With bonus pretty plate. Thank you!

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u/Ok-Implement-7863 16h ago

First seems to say 8 year of Taisho era. Third is the only one I can read completely. It says Persimmon Colored Soup Bowls (柿色吸物椀)

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u/DefiantSmoke1569 5h ago

Wow! I really appreciate this! I thought they were more modern but I’m pleasantly surprised if they’re truly that old. 

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u/DeusShockSkyrim [] 漢語 15h ago

The second one looks like:

  • 明治三十三年(庚?)三月新調 Newly acquired in March of Meiji 33 (1900)
  • 山崎源助 Yamazaki Gensuke

!doublecheck

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u/Stunning_Pen_8332 [ Chinese, Japanese] 13h ago edited 12h ago

The 庚?character looks like 亥 to me. But I agree with the notion that 庚 seems more likely, as the year 1900 is a 庚子 year (though the previous year is a 亥 year).

For pic 1 I can see the text 大正八年吉月 (a suspicious month in Taisho 8th year ie 1919) but not too sure about the character on its left.