Drago Posted August 22, 2015 Report Posted August 22, 2015 Hi, are there any special reasons why there are different nakago shapes like futsu, funagata, kijimomo or furisode? Is this merely an individual/school thing, or the fad of certain eras or is there any functional rationale behind those shapes? Thanks! Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted August 23, 2015 Report Posted August 23, 2015 Is this merely an individual/school thing, or the fad of certain eras or is there any functional rationale behind those shapes? Yes. More seriously, some blades were wielded single-handedly (uchigatana), some with both hands (tachi & katana), & many nakago styles were what each school told their tosho were mandatory. A more-revealing question is why the sugata changed over time. Ken Quote
IanB Posted August 23, 2015 Report Posted August 23, 2015 Tobias, The kijimomo shape was designed for those court tachi with same covered hilts decorated with a row of 'rice bales' along the bottom edge. Cutting away the tang at this point avoided the pins holding the rice bales on. Ian Bottomley Quote
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