Ugly Showato In Japan, With Uglier Horimono

[Brian]

Saw this on FB today.
The hamon looked oil quenched, and then I saw the Sho stamp. So yet another Showato that slipped through the registration cracks in Japan.
And that "horimono" looks like it was done by someone with a Dremel
Nah..not my thing at all. Seems the authorities are getting a little more lax in their registration procedures lately, or they just don't care as much?

Anyways, ugly sword award of the day (imho) goes to....

http://www.nipponto.co.jp/swords3/KY327482.htm

 

 

 

 

 

[Jean]

Kitsch...

[Greg F]

Oh man what were they thinking. Surely it won't sell at that price Brian. I think your right about the Dremel.

 

Greg

[Geraint]

At least they only did it to a Showato.............

[Stefan]

Made my day.....

[Jimmy R]

Evokes the "just learned to color in the lines" feeling.

[Stephen]

maybe he had this in mind 

 

[Jimmy R]

I see no difference.

[Brian]

I do..a huge one. Japanese aesthetic vs Western or amateur decoration. At least the clouds maintain a certain Japanese aesthetic.

[Baka Gaijin]

I can think of a few this side of the pond who would jump at something blinged out by that.

 

And they all, to a man, have the title Soke or Professor somewhere in the CV.

[paulb]

I have to say I don't like the authentic piece either. If you look at the underlying sword it is quiet and attractive with a fine ko-itame hada and gentle suguha hamon. To my eye putting such a glaring horimono on it detracts from the original work in a very negative way.

Just as well we are all different and have different takes on things, the only problem here is that once it's done it can't be undone so you would need to be vey sure it was what you wanted (I am sounding like I am talking to my daughter about tattoos!!!)

[Jimmy R]

Brian, I was kidding. Of course they are miles apart. But I also very much agree with Pauls observation. I think that being lovers of Japanese art beyond mere amateurs most of us have an appreciation for the understated. The subtle interplay between nature and the Japanese vision of aesthetics draws the aficionado deeper down this vortex of a hobby.

[Brian]

Didn't say I like the second one either, just that is looks more Japanese than the former
Neither do very much for me.

[Toryu2020]

I dunno has kind of an Ainu feel to me. Cool for its uniqueness...

-t

[Curran]

-T

 

Ainu tsuba for you:   http://www.kusanaginosya.com/SHOP/37.html

14mm thick.

[Greg F]

Wow Curran I'm not sure I've see tsuba so thick! I do like it though. As for the second sword I think it's definetly better and the horimono has a much more Japanese look to it.

 

Greg

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

just that is looks more Japanese than the former

Neither do very much for me.

 

The first is an absolute joke...

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

I have to say I don't like the authentic piece either. If you look at the underlying sword it is quiet and attractive with a fine ko-itame hada and gentle suguha hamon. To my eye putting such a glaring horimono on it detracts from the original work in a very negative way.

Just as well we are all different and have different takes on things, the only problem here is that once it's done it can't be undone so you would need to be vey sure it was what you wanted (I am sounding like I am talking to my daughter about tattoos!!!)

 

Maybe the clouds were carved to cover forging defects...