Rabbits

[TETSUGENDO]

18th Century lacquer Kogo.

 

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[Vermithrax16]

Wow StevenK! Interesting!

[Ray Singer]

https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2018/18517koshirae.jpg

 

[TETSUGENDO]

Jeremiah,

 

It's a very fine example, as always GOOD rabbits are not at all common and never cheap.....it can be had for 3000 USD.

 

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p.s.-size is approx. 62.5mm in diameter.

[Vermithrax16]

They are attached to this sword and it's not cheap:
http://www.sword-auction.jp/en/content/as18517%E5%88%80%EF%BC%9A%E5%A4%A7%E5%92%8C%E5%AE%88%E5%AE%89%E5%AE%9A-katana-yamato-kami-yasusada

 

Nice blade, maybe worth follow up work.

[Ken-Hawaii]

 

As far as I know, the last free-hopping rabbits were removed from Hawaii back in the 1970s, but they used to drive my mother crazy back in Phoenix, when they ate her roses.

[Vermithrax16]

Revive!

 

I posted these in another thread a while ago, but the rabbit thread must go on!

 

Silver Kaga rabbit menuki:

[Surfson]

I do like those mounts at Aoi as well.  Rabbits and waves.  I hope that bunny can swim.  Here's another with rabbits and waves - you have to look closely to find the bunnies.  Maybe Richard can tell us the significance in Japanese folklore.

 

[Surfson]

We should start threads for all of the major food groups.....I mean.....animal types!

[Vermithrax16]

Rabbits and waves is a folklore legend, goes back a long way. Variants of story:

https://www.japanpowered.com/folklore-and-urban-legends/white-hare-inaba

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/3509-my-final-question-and-one-about-a-tsuba/

 

 

[TETSUGENDO]

Good reading, and what a handsome fellow....could be a relation to the 'Bunny' that started it all!  So nice it's worth picturing twice. 

 

-S-

[Vermithrax16]

Nice StevenK!

 

A picture I saved a long time ago for that waves/rabbit theme:

[TETSUGENDO]

From the MFA, Boston- Rabbits as Okaru and Kanpei in a Kiyomoto Danse Play of the Journey Scene (Kiyomoto Ochûdô, Okaru Kanpei).  By Utagawa Yoshifuji (1873(Meiji 6), April.

 

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[Stephen]

Hasenpfeffer

[TETSUGENDO]

Stephen,

 

Always the potential 'Pot stirrer', .    Classic German fare, but I suspect dining on the cuddly creatures may not be enthusiastically embraced here.....better Pfeffernusse than Hasenpfeffer.

 

-S-

[Stephen]

Steven i get a by cause i led him to his rabbit.

[Vermithrax16]

Steven i get a by cause i led him to his rabbit.

Well you are pressing the limits! LOL

[Stephen]

Hummm really? The party's over turn out the lights.

[Surfson]

I have been wanting to put a bunny in the nursery here, but didn't realize that I had one until I ran across this Umetada tsuba today.   I have no recollection when, where or from whom I bought it, but I'm sure it was quite a long time ago.  I am adding a couple different perspectives.   it is signed Yamashiro Kuni Ju, Umetada Narishige.   Cheers Jeremiah, Bob

[Vermithrax16]

I like it Robert!

[Surfson]

I do too Jeremiah, the tapering around the sukashi forming the rabbit creates an optical illusion and gives it a sense of living dimension.

[Vermithrax16]

Should have something in a few weeks to share, will be a lot of fun.

[Shogun8]

Here's a small bronze rabbit maedate that I have:

 

[Tigerinbamboo]

I really love this bunny.  I wish he was mine.  Kathleen

 

  

[Davidarmy]

Rabbit kozuka and kogai

David

[Stephen]

Lol Jeremiah their a match!!!

[Vermithrax16]

Lol Jeremiah their a match!!!

Agree Stephen, been trying to buy them for days now

[Surfson]

Those are the famed flying rabbits.

[Turtle]

I just love the endless variety of animals and nature images , very restful, I can look at these works of art for hours.  

[TETSUGENDO]

Beautiful menuki from the MFA, Boston.

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