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Subject:Re: Woodblock print
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, Jan 31, 2020
Signature,
近衛文麿 - Konoe Fumimaro
Upper seal,
文麿 - Fumimaro
Konoe Fumimaro 1891-1945 - Prime Minister of Japan (1937-1941)
The calligraphed text is the lyrics of the National Anthem of Japan
(It begins in the middle 5th - 7th lines from right, then continues 1st- 4th lines
君が代は - Kimi ga yo wa
ちよに八千代に - chiyo ni yachiyo ni
さざれ石の - sazare ishi no
いわほとなりて - iwaho to narite
苔のむすまで - koke no musu made
May your reign,
Continue for a thousand, eight thousand
generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulder
Lush with moss
With regards,
I. Nagy
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Woodblock print 
( China & Japan ) - Ella - Jan 30, 2020 (05:15 PM) 
