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This is a Musashi tsuba that most people are probably familiar with that was on display at SF Token Kai. My apologies to owner Fred Weissberg for posting the picture without permission -- will happily delete if necessary.

 

Anyway, I heard an interesting legend from a friend at the show about Musashi's tsuba that relates to the small striations that appear in the tsuba where the two sea cucumbers meet (at 12 and 6 o'clock). Without giving away the legend, has anyone heard about these striations, do you think they were intentionally carved, and if so, what are they!?

 

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  Lorenzo said:
ps... the picture is not clear but the tsuba looks very beautiful. It gives me a vague jingo feeling.

I hope the seller will add more pics :thanks:

 

it was the best picture i could take through glass and with the relatively poor lighting in the meeting room.

 

also, as far i know, it's not for sale. thanks to fred for showing it, along with some wonderful tokubetsu juyo and juyo blades.

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  christianmalterre said:
Asking seriously...

What shall be such that special despite an name behind?

 

this document seems to refer to the striations. what does it say about them?

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In Japanese you can just read "Ke-Hori" that means "grooves hair-like thin".

Joe, thank you for the ncjsc newsletter PDF. Beautiful tsuba in there, for sure.

Despite the so much discussed (and yet without a final word) Musashi name, this tsuba is notable.

Thank you for showing it.

 

 

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Dr. Joe

 

Sorry for the small hijack, but do you know if Fred or someone else owns that softmetal Hirata version of the Namako pictured in the Northern California newsletter?

I would very much like images of it for my files.

 

I believe we have discussed the dozen or so iron Musashi Namako before.

Do not rule out the iron "Musashi" Namako being Hirata work.

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