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Imperial Rescript ending World War II

Original - Emperor Hirohito's Imperial Rescript announcing Japan's capitulation. The red stamp is the Emperor's official stamp.

Reason: Excellent print of the document signed (stamped) and later read by Emperor Hirohito which announced Japan's capitulation, effectively ending World War II.
Articles this image appears in: Surrender of Japan
Creator: Imperial Household Agency

Support as nominator --Cla68 (talk) 08:13, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Nice one, Cla. ;) —Sunday | Speak 10:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Looks a bit too small for comfortable reading -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 13:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If you're on the english wikipedia, I don't think many people would be attempting to confortably read this. Just my opinion. Spencer^T♦^C 00:02, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support. I think it's fine. Really clean pic. Intothewoods29 (talk) 17:24, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great historical importance and good image. Daniel Case (talk) 19:48, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very nice, and per my comment above. Spencer^T♦^C 00:02, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support Perhaps not big enough for comfortable reading, but big enough to be legible.--HereToHelp ^{(talk to me)} 00:18, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support It's pretty legible; some of the kanji are jumbled, but calligraphy will cause that to happen at any size. The katakana are tiny, but still easily legible. High historical significance. --Golbez (talk) 07:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - This copy is obviously much smaller than the original. And while the historical importance of the manuscript can't be denied, what we are evaluating here is a picture, i.e. the graphical component of the document, not its content or historical relevance. It's not enough to be legible, especially if we take into account this is a callygraphy work. -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 08:08, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose would gladly support a better digital file of the same subject. Alvesgaspar raises good points. I was on the fence and reviewed this several times. What tipped the balance is text bleed through: it's soft but it's unmistakable and it runs throughout the entire image. This was scanned from a sheet that had printing in a Western script on the opposite side. Strongly suggest the nominator consult Shoemaker's Holiday's scanning guide on Commons and give this another try. Encyclopedic value is superb; the technical side needs a boost. Durova^Charge! 10:34, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Alvesgaspar and Durova: technical shortcomings too serious for FP status.--ragesoss (talk) 19:07, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Reluctant Oppose The image has EV, but the technical shortcomings are a problem. As per Durova. Jor dan ^Contribs 08:07, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No consensus MER-C 10:16, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]