A Mail to the Reading Public Museum.

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Feb.8,2003
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Hi. This is Reviken from Tokyo, Japan.

This Jan. 16, I got to you Museum and enjoyed very much. That's great to have such huge public institution.

And I found one thing and now am trying to tell you this. No good English conversation ability, please excuse me.


I found a small stone buddah at the entrance of your 1st. floor Asian room. The buddah had a plate of 'China', and I think he came along from Japan.

I read Chinese characters of surface of stone pedestal.
In front, there were 'Wadaya *nosuke (Ryounosuke, maybe)'. This means in Japanese, presenter of this buddah was living in Japanese Edo (Tokugawa) era, his first name was *nosuke, and was an owner of Wada-trading company.

Right side, there were 'Dec.25' and 'age 19'.
I think, this buddah was made for his son who died in only 19 years old by Mr. Wadaya *nosuke, and donated to TERA temple at Dec.25.

Wadaya.I attach a small jpg. file,

  1. Wadaya *nosuke (I made this as Ryounosuke),
  2. Dec.25,
  3. 19 years old.


I'm not a professional scholar, but I'm sure it's from Japan, please check it out. Also I found a caption 'Mayajima' for Sumie painting, it would be 'Miyajima'.

Of course your work is great, and I found a little doubt, that's it.


MAEDA Takaaki, Mr.
reviken@geocities.co.jp
http://sound.jp/reviken/uke-a.html
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