Where can I find someone to read an ancient Japanese Buddhist print?

Question

The writing is Kanji (but it's not Kobun, it's something else). It's possibly a passage from the dhamma, or was written during the period during which the dhamma was translated to Japanese. Any experts out there who can help?

Answer 1

I believe that all the Buddhist prints that have been translated to Japanese are written in Kanji but are direct counterparts to Mandarin Chinese (all learned Japanese in those days used and learned Chinese). Unless you are asking a Japanese who is familiar with the text already, there will be characters not used in Japanese widely or anymore that are still used in Chinese.

By and by, I can help you out. Although, if you mean "ancient" I don't know anybody who can actually decipher ancient scripts. If you have a picture posted, I can help you out both in Japanese and Chinese.