mk86 Posted May 10, 2022 at 01:35 PM Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 at 01:35 PM Could anyone help please. I can read some of them but most are not. Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 10, 2022 at 01:43 PM Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 at 01:43 PM And these too. Sorry I couldn't upload them in the same post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted May 10, 2022 at 09:48 PM Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 at 09:48 PM You've got a much better chance of a useful response if you post photos that make it easy to see the characters. Light from the side when shooting engraved inscriptions and keep the focus sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 11, 2022 at 07:05 AM Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 at 07:05 AM Could anyone help please. I can only read some of them. Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted May 11, 2022 at 08:22 AM Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 at 08:22 AM People want to help but you have to post good photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 11, 2022 at 08:41 AM Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 at 08:41 AM I will try to get better photos again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 12, 2022 at 06:20 AM Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 at 06:20 AM I hope these photos are clear enough. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 12, 2022 at 06:21 AM Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2022 at 06:21 AM And these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 14, 2022 at 11:25 PM Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 at 11:25 PM Anyone is kind to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted May 15, 2022 at 03:14 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 at 03:14 AM The text turns out to be too difficult for me, but it might provide a helpful clue to someone else if you could mention what the object is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 15, 2022 at 03:31 AM Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 at 03:31 AM These are characters on an antique bronze bell from 19th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted May 15, 2022 at 08:40 AM Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 at 08:40 AM 捐出公貲崇修集福鑄造銅鐘以供祭祀具有銘文期傳永久 銘曰 東究社號 廟宇崢嶸 □生孝□ 仁毅宣鳴 出功出德 不沒村名 山南勝景 好發心誠 民澤普及 可鐫可銘 □□□□ 基圖鞏固 地氣鍾靈 銅鐘庸鑄 家慶永寧 □□長在 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 15, 2022 at 03:23 PM Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 at 03:23 PM Wow great thank Publius very very much for the transcription. That are a lot characters. I guess the remaining ones are local names and therefore hard to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 16, 2022 at 01:02 AM Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 at 01:02 AM Please if possible help yo read these other side of the bronze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 16, 2022 at 01:06 AM Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 at 01:06 AM And these last characters ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
889 Posted May 16, 2022 at 01:26 AM Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 at 01:26 AM Your first new post simply seems to be a list of those who donated and respective amounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted May 16, 2022 at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 at 02:08 AM Wow, that's a wall of characters. And you didn't say it's from Vietnam (so there might be occasionally made-in-Vietnam characters or 字喃 which I'm not qualified to read). Yes, the first block is just a list of donors. 本村功德：黎得孝供錢一貫 etc. The second block says: 止孝會恭進 皇朝嗣德二十四年二月初二日命匠鑄成銅鐘一□重四十斤 河內省常信府上福縣東究總東究社不沒村止孝會 who and who and who... Sorry can't transcribe the whole thing for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 16, 2022 at 02:35 AM Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 at 02:35 AM Yes 889, these characters are all from a bronze bell. Too many so I couldn't upload at one time. Very sorry for the long post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk86 Posted May 16, 2022 at 03:06 AM Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2022 at 03:06 AM Thank you very much again Publius for the great help. I was told it may originate from Vietnam but not so sure. The ancient Vietnamese language was similar to Han zi. The rest of the characters as you said are names of donators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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