Translation Please

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Do both of these say the same thing,only that one of them is written in calligraphy ?...Pete.

[ghp95134]

Yup ... same: Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun
Greater Japanese Imperial Navy

--Guy

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Thanks very much,Guy.....Pete.

[ghp95134]

Thanks very much,Guy.....Pete.

Glad to help, Pete. What's the story on your piece? It looks like a block print to me the way the ink is thin in the center of the kanji; and, there are no artist's seal at the top right and signature seals on the lower left as I would expect on calligraphy. For example:



Regards,
--Guy

[zwerge]

HI.it is from a picture I took from a book,that`s all I can tell you.....Pete.