Named Presentation Scroll from Japanese Army Lieutenant General Kouhei Kashi

The rolled scroll is approximately 16-3/4 inches by 63 inches. The scroll has a suspension tie at the top and a wooden dowel at the base. The scroll shows some spots, light creases, and edge nicks. The scroll was handwritten by Lieutenant General Kōhei Kashii for Mr. Ō’ishi Yoshisato. The scroll presents a poem, and the General closed the writings with the “enso”, or zen circle. Overall very good condition.

Kōhei Kashii (January 25, 1881 – December 3, 1954) was a lieutenant-general in the Imperial Japanese Army. Kashii was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, and became a lieutenant-general in 1931. He was the commander of the Japanese China Garrison Army from 22 December 1930 to 29 February 1932. In November 1931, Kashii imposed martial law over the Japanese-ruled area of the Chinese city of Tianjin. In the February 26 Incident, the attempted coup d’état of 1936, Kashii was a leader of government forces that suppressed the revolt. Since he was sympathetic to the Imperial Way Faction, which included some of the officers who started the coup, he initially resisted military action against the revolt. He was later relieved of his duties, and then transferred to the reserves.