Please Show Me Your Displays :)

[md02geist]

As the title says, I'd love to see your displays. Thank you!

[Guest Rayhan]

Ok I'll bite, here it is!

[Stephen]

not as sword rich

 

one sword with John T other with Hans Koga

 

elsewhere

[kissakai]

Hi

I like these 'show us' posts and some amazing items have been shared

These are just two Lidl display cases. I tried putting some Japanese prints behind the tsuba but then the tsuba did not show up very well

I thought about painting the area behind the tsuba's white but as my wife had just decorated I thought it best not to push my luck

In a previous post someone said they didn't like to display all there tsuba but preferred to keep in boxes and treasured opening and appreciating them one at a time

I've yet to organise them into schools and then date so I can compare similar tsuba in one group

 

 

These are my tsuba for sale cabinet (each draw holds four tsuba) and very shortly will be in the NMB For Sale section

 

 

I live a few miles from Birmingham in the UK and I'm happy to show these items to any NMB member just PM me if you are interested

 

 

 

[Kronos]

That's a beautiful display Ray, I can but hope to have one half as nice as that one day. Grev, I knew you had a lot of Tsuba but that is insane.

 

For me I haven't made any space for a display yet so everything is locked away in the closet.

[IJASWORDS]

Do GUNTO count? I guess with a mix of KOTO through to GENDAI TO, with YASUKUNI blades thrown in, probably do. Neil.   

[peterd]

Mines more of a private display

[Brian]

 

Some awesome displays...and collections.

[Guest Rayhan]

Grev- Those are some awesome Tsuba and when I am back in the UK it would be great to see them if you permit. I have a lot to learn on Nihonto but way more to learn on fittings.

 

James- Before I got married my wife would joke that I work for swords and trips to Japan(and Japanese food,lol), she's not wrong, everything was centered around the collection. We can all achieve what we want, as long as we keep positive!

 

Neil-       I hope to have a Gendai collection like that!

 

Peter- A collection that looks well curated and carefully selected- beauty!

 

Rayhan Perera

[Greg F]

Nice displays Gentlemen! Another great topic. Thank you all for sharing and i hope there is more to come to look at. Cheers.

 

Greg

[md02geist]

Wonderful these are all great.

 

Please feel free to share any and all info on your displays such as the components, blades, tsuba, etc.

 

I'm very interested in all of your displays as I am considering how best to begin my own.

[Jussi Ekholm]

Very nice collections & displays.

 

Here is my collection 1 tachi & 1 tsuba. I keep it in the bag on normal days but took it out for a pic. I always keep my Japanese swords stored in bags and keep replicas of European & Japanese swords for displaying.

 

[Geraint]

If I remember correctly there is a previous thread on this subject but here are a couple.

[Jean]

You are right Geraint

[Guest Rayhan]

Jean Sama has the Gokaden display! Show us, show us! 

[Jean]

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/17414-achieved-collection-gokaden/page-1

[md02geist]

not as sword rich

Sworddispalydone.jpg

 

one sword with John T other with Hans Koga

 

elsewhere

Daisho.jpg

 

 

 

I like this display case a lot. Did you have it custom built / make it yourself? I'd like something very similar.

[Stephen]

When i moved in it was a closet, i turned it into  entertainment center, that way for twenty years or more

 then the display 

before

 

thinking about adding two curved branches a la kill bill Hattori Hanzo style

 

 

also thinking of shoji screen doors

 

[e_v]

I only have one wakizashi and, since I also have only one katana kake, I keep it over my iaito:)

[ROKUJURO]

No display, the few items are stored in a TANSU.

[Stephen]

 

son wanted me to show with swords

[ggil]

In the safe. I have to keep an item or 2 out most of the time, to enjoy and brighten the place. Usually kept on the mantle above the fireplace, in front of Grandpa's American flag. The flag always gets displayed!

[andreYes]

Interesting topic

 

Couple of my displays...

[Jimmy R]

Best display/room I have seen is In Weisbaden at Toms jewelry shop in the basement. Amazing space. I could stay there all day.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Like Jean, my valuable blades are in our vault, with the others in my katanadansu. Have to watch out for the salt air & high humidity.

 

Grev & Andrey, I really like what you did with your tsuba collections! My wife & I have been scratching our heads as to what to do with ours, & I think you may have solved our dilemma. Our real problem is a total lack of wall space! Out here in Hawaii, we have entire walls filled with jalousy windows, which are great to let the trade winds blow through, but don't leave a heck of a lot of places to mount cabinets. Even our big-screen TV hangs from the ceiling. Hmm...hanging cabinets....

 

Ken

 

[andreYes]

Ken,

My right display is a slightly modified Ikea DETOLF glass-door cabinet. As all of its wall units are made of glass, it can be placed in the middle of the room, and it could be a good solution for you

 

_{I wish I live somewhere where it's possible to have windows (or shoji) instead of walls} 

[kissakai]

Hi Andrey

I did a search in the UK for the Ikea cabinet (image below) as it would be idea for me

 

 

 

[javier]

This is my humble collection. Three blades, one Menpo and one Katanakake

 

 

I keep my three blades allways stored each one in a box and with its corresponding bag, besides weather conditions I am also the proud father of a four years old girl, a seven years old boy and the owner of a Bullterrier !

 

 

By the way is also better to keep my blades stored in case my wife gets angry   !

 

 

 

 

[Alex A]

 

 

 

By the way is also better to keep my blades stored in case my wife gets angry   !

 

A lot of collectors must think this  

[ken kata]

I make my own Sword Display Stands.

I wanted something different for my Japanese Rooms.

I love Japanese Collectables.

It is a paradox, as,

  in Buddhism, it is impermanence..

I make all kinds of stuff for my rooms.

My pride and joy is my Utagawa Kuniyoshi's  1836 Triptych  "Battle of Ishibashiyama".

The last photo is a "Maki-e Beetle", I call them "Maki-e " Beetles, , but, the real name is Midway Beetle.

 I use them on my display Stands.

They are abundant here.

They look like they have Japanese  Maki-e (Sprinkled Painting) on their backs.

 

I have many more Unique Sword Display Stands.

 Would you guys like to see the others?