Guest Rayhan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 Hi all Just wanted to share some custom Koshirae work done for my Aoe by Aoi Art Japan. It was a lengthy process and has been well documented but in essence, over 5000 pieces of Japanese blue Abalone, completely done by hand Edo period fittings Hope you like it! 4 Quote
TheGermanBastard Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 Very nice Saya! Very flashy but tasty in my humble oppinion. Congratulations! Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 Definitely one for the colour blind. Quote
mywei Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 I like the matching FK and tsuba. What was the blade that it was made for? Quote
lonely panet Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 as long as your happy with the end product, that's all that matters 1 Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 I definitely love it. I know it's not for everyone but in hand, a beauty Quote
NihontoNewbie Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 Gorgeous!!! Everything blends so nicely. Quote
Brian Posted August 2, 2017 Report Posted August 2, 2017 Unique! First time I have seen blue used like that. Must say, it is appealing to me. No more gaudy than some of the Goto stuff or pearl white ito mounts.Nice work. Quote
Surfson Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 I think it is really beautiful Rayhan. I would be super careful about storage though. Exposure to extreme dry, or wet air might make some of the MOP or the underlying wood move around and crack/split the lacquer. What a treasure! It would have been interesting to have fittings with some cloisonne as the mounts. Here is a nice tsuba for it. Cheers, Bob 1 Quote
Stephen Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 Nice! Did you ask who the artist was? Quote
seanyx11 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 That. is. Awesome. I don't usually like flashy colors and on my koshirae, but I have to say that looks amazing. I personally would've gone with a darker blue ito, instead of the sky blue...but I'm still loving it as is. Nice work man. I can't even imagine the amount of time and detail that had to go into making that saya. You guys have apparently learned a measure of patience that has yet eluded me, I would've chewed my hand off while waiting for that to be finished. Quote
GrantK Posted August 3, 2017 Report Posted August 3, 2017 Very nice! The saya is really interesting to look at! Quote
Ichi Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 Wow, must took long time to make this kind of saya. Erol Quote
Guest Rayhan Posted August 4, 2017 Report Posted August 4, 2017 Thank you for the kind words guys and sorry for the late replies: Stephen the artist is Mizuo Tachibana, Studio Tamao, 301 4-18-21 Yakuin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan Robert, thank you for sharing the Tsuba, it is beautiful. Matt, the sword it goes with is a Juyo Aoe (picture attached). The reason I chose this theme is many people describe the Chirimen Hada as crushed silk but I liken the hada to the morning waves that break on black sand beaches. So I wanted an element of the ocean there, with water fowl. The saya took 9 months from concept to completion and the entire project almost a year. In bright light you can see the blue and green hues, in darker light it is black and purple. I have 3 more projects with Aoi being created by the artist Shokan Matsuda so when ready I will post them here too. 2 Quote
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