Japanese navy ... hentaigana inside "bicorne" and hiraganas on box !!!

[PATOUT]

Hello everybody,

 

I have these two set of bicorne/shoulder board of naval officer.

 

Something amaze me : on these two set officer's name is written in hiraganas on the iron and leather boxes and in hentaigana inside the "bicorne".

 

Naturaly I don't think it's hazard... do you know the reason ? tradition in the navy ? or more simply (may be ?) is it easier to embroider in hentaigana ? This is not a isolate case, I found many other examples on the web.

 

Do you have an idea about this specificity.

 

Photo 1 & 2 : Lieutnant Inoué " 井上"  

Photo 3 & 4 : Captain Hoshino Kurakichi   星野倉吉

 

Thank you for your involvement for this request.

Best regards

Patout