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Japanese(?) translation help please | Saidaiji Temple amulet

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Sap
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 Posted 11/09/2011  09:31 am Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Message

I recently picked up this 30mm brass Japanese medal - I assume it's Japanese, because it came in a bulk lot of mostly Japanese coins. Any assistance with translation/identification would be gratefully received.



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 Posted 11/09/2011  12:21 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Larryh86GT to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
My wife said the coin is difficult to read but the best she pick out is:

Commemorative "Open the Door" coin.

It says "15th year of the Taisho spring" This is the era of the coin which dates it to 1925 best she can tell.


Gives a temple name of "Konryuzan Seidai-Ji

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 Posted 11/09/2011  10:54 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add manymore to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I cannot read Japanese kanji but I think I can still help identify the piece relying on my Chinese.

Right image:
The inscription written vertically on the right is 大正十"丙寅春 which refers to the "spring of the 15th year of Taisho (Emperor Taisho)" which would be the year 1926.

The inscription written on the left is 金陵山西大寺 which translates as the "Great Western Temple on Gold Tomb Mountain".

This Chinese website (last entry) identifies this temple as being in Okayama, Japan.

Left image:
The inscription on the right is 开扉纪念 which means "Commemorating the Opening of the Door".

The inscription on the left is 御肌守 which, as best I can understand, would translate as "Protect the Imperial Flesh" or, perhaps, "Protect the Emperor".

The "Great Western Temple" at Okayama has a statue of the "Goddess of Mercy" ("Guanyin" in Chinese) which is displayed on the piece.

You can see the temple at this Japanese website which identifies it with exactly the same kanji as on the piece. The temple is the fourth image from the top.

The temple's official website is here and it is also famous for the "Naked Festival" which is discussed in English at this website.

Finally, a Chinese website has an image of this commemorative piece which it describes as a "tourist souvenir medal" but does not seem to realize is Japanese.

Gary
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 Posted 11/15/2011  06:16 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Alf_coin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hahaha

Sap, I'm back!

manymore, your translation is very wonderful!








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 Posted 11/15/2011  06:29 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Alf_coin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
御肌守,it is a Japanese word, means "Amulet" in English.

Maybe we'd better comprehend it as a whole word, rather than split it into three Chinese Characters (Kanji)

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