Ribbed Saya

[Motorgun]

Can anyone advise if a ribbed saya would be period correct for 1530's Mino Kanesada blade? If not, when were these used?

 

Thanks,

[Marius]

Mark,

 

first of all - what is "period correct"? A Kamakura tachi would have been typicaly re-mounted several times, and its last koshirae could be from the late Edo period. Same goes for your late Muromachi blade.

 

Ribbed saya - I have browsed "Uchigatana no Koshirae" by the Tokyo National Museum (1985 - a rare and very good book).

This book features several great koshirae from the Muromachi as well early Edo period. There are only two or three with ribbed saya. One used to belong to Yuki Hideyasu, Tokugawa Ieyasu's second son. Since Hideyasu was born in 1574, the koshirae is from the Momoyama period.

 

I hope that helps. BTW - do you want to have a koshirae made?

[Motorgun]

This was very helpful. I do want to have a koshirae made and was offered a ribbed saya that already fits the blade well. I would then need to find all the other items, tsuba, etc. It would be great if I could find a reputable establishment that could provide everything. I will look at past posts on this forum to see who is recommended.