Grouping Imperial Guard

[delibes]

Hello everyone,

This came in last week. Impressive lot of a lieutenant in the Imperial Guard.
As you see i have his uniform and coat, also his parade uniform etc..
I also have his picture and if someone has the time to do a traduction of his name would be very nice for my archive.
For the period i would lean late '20 early '30.

Regards
Delibes

[ghp95134]

Silver Cup:
優勝
Grand Champion

近衛
歩兵第一聯隊
Konoe [Imperial Guards]
1st Infantry Regiment


Small cup:
祝健康
Congratulations on Good Health


Larger cup:
皇太子殿下御式御成年贈位記念
Commemoration of the Crown Prince’s [Hirohito; later Emperor Showa] Coming of Age Ceremony Imperial Gift

[Imperial kanmuri cap image]

近衛歩兵第一聯隊
Konoe [Imperial Guards] 1st Infantry Regiment

Outside:
大正八年五月十四日
Taisho 8 [1919] May 14


Name embroidered in dress cap lining:
Hentaigana is used; wait until after I’ve returned from Japan (29 Oct) so that I can cross-check the hentaigana-to-hiragana charts.


Kanmuri cap wiki:
Kanmuri (headwear) - Wikipedia

Guy

[delibes]

Thank you kindly Guy for again doing a superb job translating all my items.
Take your time for it and have a safe trip my friend.

Best regards
Nicolas

[lassalle]

militaires sympasmilitaires sympasmilitaires sympas

[stuka f]

Very nice uniforme!
I recently saw some for sale on a forum, and was in doubt...but I am goign to try to stick to the European... "theatre" :-)!

[delibes]

Thank you stuka. My greatest passion is Japanese militaria but of the "European theatre" i also have Italian rsi and Finish militaria so i understand when it comes to choose.

[ghp95134]

Nicolas,

The name in the hat works out to be Hamajima: はまじま.



Note that two different hentaigana were used for the repetitive "ma" ま sound; the two hentaigana are based on two different kanji -- I guess so the embroidery does not look repetitive.

The two kanji with the "ma" sound are
間 ma [alt. readings: aida/ken/kan]
満 man [alt readings: ban/mi]

Cheers,
-- Guy

[delibes]

Thank you kindly Guy for your traduction.
Take care.