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Collectables => Textiles => Topic started by: cookiebella on July 20, 2014, 05:34:37 PM

Title: Japanese or Chinese Pic.....translation needed...Ohh Keithhhhhh!
Post by: cookiebella on July 20, 2014, 05:34:37 PM

Hehehehhehehehehhee oh poor Keith, here I am yet again with something else for him to help me with.  One day I might get the chance to return the favour.  I purchased this embroidered pic recently.... the chappy said it was was Singapore????  I am always at a flippin loss on oriental stuff.....is Keith or anyone else able to translate please...thanks as always

Title: Re: Japanese or Chinese Pic.....translation needed...Ohh Keithhhhhh!
Post by: keith on July 20, 2014, 07:33:06 PM

Hello again, can only recognise the top two  on the right, going down, as being the characters for Kyoto the rest I've no idea so it may well be Japanese, ;D

Title: Re: Japanese or Chinese Pic.....translation needed...Ohh Keithhhhhh!
Post by: Carolyn Preston on July 22, 2014, 12:49:08 AM

But if it is an embroidered picture, should it not be removed from what's my pottery and put into something closer to what it really is such as textiles (or if all else fails, miscellaneous)?

Title: Re: Japanese or Chinese Pic.....translation needed...Ohh Keithhhhhh!
Post by: cookiebella on July 28, 2014, 03:22:06 PM

many thanks Keith, at least I have something to go on now :)