I found this vintage wine gourd and it's so beautiful.

[akosimike]

Hi Sir / Ma'am,

 

Can you help me to understand what are the writings on this wine gourd?

 

Thank you in advance.

[889]

It's Japanese!

[akosimike]

Oh.. Thanks

[Publius]

Something about 五徳山水沢寺 (Gotokuzan Mizusawadera), a 1300-year-old Buddhist temple in Gunma Prefecture of Japan. Can't really read cursive kana (I think I recognize こころ and きよき). No earlier than 1947, judging from the script.

[akosimike]

Wow! Thank you so much! It's really a vintage gourd.

[Publius]

On 3/30/2022 at 5:09 PM, akosimike said:

It's really a vintage gourd.

Not necessarily.

[Lu]

Whether or not it's old, it's certainly beautiful!