Caleb Mok Posted October 21, 2015 Report Posted October 21, 2015 Just wanted clarification: despite one respected website quoting "Moto-haba: 2 Sun 3 Bu 6 Rin (7.15cm)" as i saw it just now: http://www.sho-shin.com/yam2.htm The Cultural Heritage Database (of Japan?) quotes it as "元幅4.1" i.e. motohaba 4.1(cm). It is probably 4.1... http://bunka.nii.ac.jp/db/heritages/detail/148488 But can someone elaborate the difference(s) between "身長" and "刀長"? if any. Thank you! -Caleb Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted October 21, 2015 Report Posted October 21, 2015 Yep it's 4,1 cm I think there was an accidental typo of 1 sun too much which would explain the 3 cm. There are many who know Japanese better than me who can explain differences but they both mean blade length. 身, mi ; 上, kami ; 上身, uwami all mean to my understanding the blade above machi, where as nagasa, hacho, hawatari, uwami no nagasa etc. mean the actual length of the blade from machi to kissaki. So in short I believe that both 身長 : 刃長 have the same meaning. For example I have 2 Sano museum books, one uses 身長 and another uses 刃長. Quote
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