Sword Fittings

[BIG]

Paul Martin article in japanforward about former Mitsumura collection...

 

https://Japan-forward.com/sword-fittings-of-the-mitsumura-collection-on-exhibit-november-3-to-december-17/

 

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[vajo]

Haha i bet how long it needs before the first member says that gassan tsuba didn't work mounted because the motif goes in the seppa dai. 

 

Great Tsuba i would love to have it!

[Pete Klein]

"The large sword guard was purposely made with no seppa-dai (space for hilt base and spacers) or hitsu-ana (holes for the kozuka and kogai) as it was made for appreciation only and never intended for use".

 

For me, I'd take the Tomei Dai Sho set.

[Jean]

Me too, Pete

[Kanenaga]

BTW, the catalog of the Mitsumura exhibition at the Nezu Museum is entitled "Pinnacle of Elegance" and is one of the biggest bargains in sword porn (well, fitting porn mostly).  200 pages, many hi-res glossy photos of machibori kinko metalwork to drool over, lots of English -- and all for less than $20 US.

[Bazza]

Mmmmmm - delicious candy.  Bit worrying to see surface rust on the Gassan daisho tsuba??  The fate of all large collections is having somebody to look after it full time.  The altruism of Mitsumura san and Nezu san is admirable and highly inspirational and a clear case of money in the right hands.  Even this bottom feeder is deeply moved by the admiration and dedication of these two gents for the sword arts.

 

BaZZa.