For the Guys in OZ,The Melbourne Exhibition

[Jim P]

HI Guys, I went to the National Gallery of Victoria Exhibition in Melbourne that’s just opened” Bushido

Way of the Samurai” it was one of the best I have seen in OZ. and had something for everyone :D It’s a must if you are in Melbourne, well done to the people that made it happen.

Some pics from my phone so sorry for the quality

[Jim P]

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Last Ones,

[Ken-Hawaii]

Many thanks for the photo tour, Jim! Did they care that you were taking photos?

 

Ken

[mywei]

Thanks for the pics Jim. Didnt know this was on at the NGV.

 

Who were the smiths of the blades on display?

[Jim P]

HI Matt,this is one of the info cards

ken I was lucky they were looking the other way for me :D

[Jim P]

Last of them, My crappy photos do not do it justice if you can make the time, Go

[Adam M]

Thanks for the pictures of this lovely exhibition, some great items

[Chishiki]

Hi everyone. The display at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) opened on the 4th of July and will run to the 4th of November. The swords, fittings and some of the armour at the NVG are another contribution to the pursuit of swords as Art by Colin McDonald and like minded collectors. This blends in with the long running successful display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, which has spanned 12 years or more.

 

Here is the link to the Sydney Display. viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4666&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=90

 

The NVG (National Gallery of Victoria) has a website link at http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/whats-on/exhi ... he-samurai

 

Any specific questions or requests for photos can be directed to Colin and myself at the about Sword Display link.

 

Thanks Jim P for the start of the discussion and we are happy you enjoyed the exhibition.

 

Kind Regards

 

Mark

[Jim P]

Hi Mark , My photos Do Not Do the Exhibition Justice. I know there are some much better photos that have been taken. I posted these because there was a few guys that could not go from Melbourne and it was simpler to post on the NMB. I also thought some of the Tanegashima guys may like the display they had been in a warehouse for a long time. So some better photos of the swords/Tsuba would be great :D Can you also convey “A Big thank you to NGV and all the collectors that made it happen “Well Done”

[Dr Fox]

Jim

 

I feel sure you will get a big thank you for your photos, good effort, as I suppose you were trying to be as inconspicuous as possible.

The tsuba display looked like mine, only smaller! (Oh yeh dream on)

You got the spirit and quality of the display across, thank you.