Big('s) Discoveries

[BIG]

Did the samurai name their swords ?

 

https://www.quora.com/Did-the-Japanese-samurai-name-their-swords-If-so-why-What-are-some-good-examples

 

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Did we ?

[Ken-Hawaii]

Great find, Peter. I'd wondered about that for quite awhile.

[BIG]

Do any member name his swords? Any thoughts?

 

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[BIG]

Constitute war loot...

 

Paul Martin article ..http://Japan-forward.com/do-Japanese-art-swords-surrendered-after-wwii-constitute-war-loot/

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

EXcellent article, thanks.

[16k]

That’s a great article, Peter, thanks!

[SAS]

Do any member name his swords? Any thoughts?

 

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Sometimes mine are named "P.I.T.A."  (Pain In The.... for our non English native speakers)

[b.hennick]

I had a Hizen Kunihiro with the name Yoshi (lucky)

[BIG]

Barry did you name the Kunihiro ?

 

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[BIG]

No names for swords?

 

https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/19982/katana-names?page=2

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Oh, I named one of mine, but it demands privacy.

[b.hennick]

No I didn't name the sword. The character was on the tang ura.

[BIG]

The story of Baron Sannomiya Yoshitane

 

The famous Baron gave the swordsmith Horii Taneyoshi a working place on his private house in Takanawara, Tokyo. Taneyoshi was a pupil of Gassan Sadayoshi and learned also under Taikei Naotane. The Baron learned to forge Nihonto and created many swords.

He signed his swords with MAMORU which means Guard, before gave the swords as gifts to his friends.

His widow gave a tanto to Mr. Mosle; perhaps this tanto do still rest in a collection.

https://www.japansociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/reviews060104.pdf

 

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[BIG]

The Baron promoted ...

 

https://www.aoijapan.net/tanto-minamoto-taneaki-sakutaisho-4-nen-10-gatu-hi/

 

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[BIG]

Onihei the criminal files..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lEGf-27VzMc

 

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[BIG]

Street scene in Edo's pleasure quarter

 

https://education.asianart.org/explore-resources/video/street-scene-pleasure-quarter-edo-Japan

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Interesting that's on Khan Academy, as my all three of my grandkids have used that Web-site in their studies.

[BIG]

Japanese shinsa method shibui article

 

http://www.shibuiswords.com/shinsamethod.htm

 

Which sensei had or have the best reputation as leader of a shinsa team..

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

Good find, Peter. Elliott should be complimented for pulling that together.

[Greg F]

That job would be too much of a pain in the neck.

 

Greg

[BIG]

Up-close look..

 

https://soranews24.com/2019/09/23/an-up-close-look-at-one-of-japans-five-ryuseito-swords-forged-from-meteorites【photos】/

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

You're amazing, Peter! I have multiple filters set up to ferret out meteoric blades, & this one didn't show up.

[BIG]

Kids are all right..

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WhhzH8O0C98

 

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[Ken-Hawaii]

They're a darn sight more active than when my taiko dojo performs!

[BIG]

After Steve's " A fistful yojimbo" found this pdf about Samurai films..

 

It's interesting ( in german). https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11596473.pdf

 

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[BIG]

Hitobashira...

 

http://thisis369.com/talesofluna/human-pillars-hitonashira-Japan/

 

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[16k]

What a gruesome story... fascinating!

 

next time I’m building a woodshed, I’ll ask my neighbor if he wants to help !

[SAS]

I could do some building around here too!

[Stephen]

This falls under Bigs banner.

12 rules of the sword

https://www-livescience-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.livescience.com/amp/65742-samurai-text-supernatural-powers.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescience.com%2F65742-samurai-text-supernatural-powers.html

[BIG]

The golden age of proverbs..

 

http://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/6193/1/Mori_Japanese_proverbs_in_the_traditional_art_compared_to_Pieter_Bruegel_2014.pdf

 

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