Guest Rayhan Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, what is your favorite Hamon-Hada combo on a sword? We all have one that speaks to us and even if it is from a school that held to its principles and never strayed from their signature combo or a new era like ShinShinto where the experimentation was all the rage, there is that one that we love to see, so! Have at you, what is yours? Mine is the Aoe combination of their Suguha and Chirimen (itame and mokume mix). Why? Some say the Hada looks like silk crepe but i prefer to liken it to the pearl white beach sand on a tropical beach! The mix is just beautiful and the Hamon I love for its absolute functional strength. If a sword was going to take a hammering in combat you want those vibrations moving evenly so the Suguha helps. Here is a picture from my Aoe. Aoe.bmp Any contributors? 1 Quote
paulb Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 I am with you regarding Aoe, or at least Chu-Aoe which I enjoy a lot. Perhaps slightly more than Aoe I would go for the nashiji and suguha of Awataguchi. Having said that there are many combinations that work extremely well to create something beautful In the past I have made the mistake of imposing limitations on myself as to what I should like (a bit like a teenager in the 60s only following one style of music) In reality there are incredible works from most tranditons which should be judged not against each other but the standard for that school and then enjoyed. 1 Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 We must not limit ourselves here I agree, the variety is just too much! And Suguha is one of those Hamon that flows across all traditions which is great to see from an evolutionary perspective too AWATAGUCHI! Sugoi! Quote
Kronos Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 It's too hard to pick just one, I could maybe settle for 4 in no particular order: Awataguchi sugu and nashiji Soshu O-mokume and gentle notare Oei Bizen koshi-hiraki gunome-choji midare and mokume/O-Mokume Fukouka Ichimonji, kinda like Yamatorige. Quote
Jamie Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Old, active hitatsura. There is nothing quite like it. Quote
Gakusee Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 While I appreciate and like the noble, solemn elegance of suguha and nashiji / chirimen as exemplified by Aoe or Awataguchi or Rai, my favourite combination is flamboyant choji midare with mokume/itame and utsuri Exemplified by my Ichimonji (apologies but the pictures have dust and other artefacts and do now show the usturi or hada too well) Michael 1 Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Ichimonji That is a beauty ! Quote
Stephen Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 long gone and kicking me butt over it one Woody is polishing for a NMB member a Shitahara den if this is not kosher ill remove it just say the word JL 5 Quote
Alex A Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Slightly biased, but Hizen Tadakuni Konuka hada with deep gunome-midare. Why, because I owned one and wish I still did, beautiful hada full of ji-nie and hamon like clouds. 1 Quote
Ron STL Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 So many beautiful groups of swords admire and enjoy, but I have always been taken (and learned from) the Awataguchi hada and hamon, Aoi works...but then a fine Hizen hada and suguha...well, what's not to be admired! While I prefer early swords and what you see in them, here I am admiring Naokatu/Naotane's works, too. My most favorite will still fall back to what you see in Awataguchi and most other Kamakura swords. Ron STL 1 Quote
Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 I've always had a soft spot for Gassan School... 1 Quote
Jean Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Yamato Tegai/Hosho http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/17414-achieved-collection-gokaden/page-1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 A very fine ko-itame, densely covered with ji-nie. Nashiji-hada, chirimen-hada, konuka-hada, etc. That paired with a suguha (or suguha-based) hamon in consistent ko-nie with a bright habuchi that is not too tight. Ko-Aoe, Awataguchi, Rai and top Hizen-to are all very appealing to me. 6 Quote
Jimmy R Posted January 30, 2017 Report Posted January 30, 2017 Sue Aoe swords I have been lucky enough to see are my favorite. With their tight Ko-Itame turning to areas of Mokume, it always reminds me of a deep powerful river where eddies rise and swirl above unknown features in its depths. On the obverse, blades with hamon that look like horses teeth seem to evoke revulsion in me. All stamping hooves and slathering gnashing teeth. There is a word for this sort of attraction and revulsion combined. It slips my mind. Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 Jimmy, lol! So many great pictures and tastes, keep them coming guys! (where are the gals in this forum?) Rayhan Perera Quote
Jimmy R Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 When describing the intangible, it is best to wax poetic. People can always say what they like, but why do you like Pink Floyd? Or Rachmaninoff? Uh oh. I am getting going again. I really like the Naoe Shizu in Jeans collection. I could tell you why, but I will keep it at that. Quote
Jeff H Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 I would like anything I could afford. I like this thread because I can see what others look for. And by the way Jimmy, I am a huge Floyd fan. Had to post something when I saw that! Quote
Ian Posted January 31, 2017 Report Posted January 31, 2017 I have been determined to improve my photographs of blades, but little improvement I'm afraid. I wish I could capture utsuri Anyway I hope you enjoy this as much as I do 5 Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 Nice pictures Ian, great details in there! Rayhan Perera 1 Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 Tough for me to not vote for this one - since it was the one that got away, but is now on its way back to me. It's almost everything one could hope for in a blade from the Ikkansai group. Beautiful itame hada, an active nie-deki hamon (they worked in gunome, choji, midare, and suguha - using nioi-deki when working is straight bizen den vs. this soden-bizen work). It received 78 points at Tampa shinsa last year, when I mistakenly sold it to Curran . The only hallmark of the group that it's missing is horimono, but that is easy to overlook when you consider how much of the hada would have been lost. Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 Another pretty little tanto by Shigetsugu Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 I love how the Hada doesn't detract from the amazing hamon(s) here Joe! Nice pictures and great taste! Rayhan Perera Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted February 1, 2017 Report Posted February 1, 2017 I love how the Hada doesn't detract from the amazing hamon(s) Rayhan Perera Hmm, a hada that detracted from the hamon. A nihonto oxymoron? Examples? Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 Dear Franco here is one http://www3.telus.net/sword/sword/index.htm/MyWebs6/Arihira.htm Rayhan Perera Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 Wait Franco one more... Rayhan Perera Quote
Jimmy R Posted February 2, 2017 Report Posted February 2, 2017 Hilarious, Arihira; "his works are few because mainly he worked with his father". Quote
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