barnejp Posted April 11, 2019 Report Posted April 11, 2019 Hi All, What menuki would you like to get your hands on? Cheers, Greg Quote
b.hennick Posted April 11, 2019 Report Posted April 11, 2019 I collect iron menuki. I was really tempted by the Natsuo set that Darcy had for sale a while ago. 1 Quote
Tanto54 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Posted April 11, 2019 Dear Greg, You are always asking these questions, so I think that it is only fair for you to tell us what you want... 2 Quote
Pete Klein Posted April 11, 2019 Report Posted April 11, 2019 Ichinomiya Nagatsune Juyo menuki. I believe they sold at the last DTI. 7 Quote
SAS Posted April 11, 2019 Report Posted April 11, 2019 Tigers are always good; I bought a pair of silver ones for the aikuchi project i did a while back. 2 Quote
ChrisW Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 I think I'd want something with a phoenix as the primary theme. 1 Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 1. Rabbits, anything but prefer papered 2. Mito school dragon theme, papered 3. Silver menuki 1 Quote
Hoshi Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 It's interesting. I find Menuki to be most often obfuscated by the wrappings of the Tsuka. It feels symbolically in contradiction to the Goto ranking of Menuki as the King of Tosugu. Somehow, as of now, Menuki do not rank higher than the other pieces in my own personal preference. However, if I valued these pieces to the degree that they are valued by the market, I would get the most classic and archetypal Goto dragon menuki, preferably from an older generation. This for me epitomizes the Goto tradition. Preferably large ones, too. Quote
Pete Klein Posted April 12, 2019 Report Posted April 12, 2019 Chris - the early Goto menuki (Yujo to Joshin) were mostly placed on aikuchi koshirae therefore no wrap involved. This is also why they used inyokan posts which acted as mekugi. When studying very old tanto you will sometimes see a mekugi ana in the middle of the nakago. This was to accommodate this type of menuki. When you see rectangular posts those were for wrapped tsuka. 4 Quote
masakatsu Posted September 13, 2019 Report Posted September 13, 2019 I collect iron menuki. I was really tempted by the Natsuo set that Darcy had for sale a while ago. Me too!!! That is a fantastic set, and I use it as my avatar. FAR from cheap, but the chance to own a Natsuo that is right from his sketchbook is always going to carry a heavy price. I also love this set of swallows from Ichijo. 3 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted September 13, 2019 Report Posted September 13, 2019 Long, detailed dragons, solid gold 3 Quote
Ooitame Posted September 13, 2019 Report Posted September 13, 2019 Wolves or a lone wolf. If you have some for sale PM me. 2 Quote
TETSUGENDO Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 Something like these would be nice, shakudo and gold by Minayama Oki. Collection of MFA, Boston. -S- 3 Quote
vajo Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 20190913_222052.jpg Something like these would be nice, shakudo and gold by Minayama Oki. Collection of MFA, Boston. -S- They are incredible beautifull. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted September 14, 2019 Report Posted September 14, 2019 Little man in the boat. Been a fav of mine for a long time. 1 Quote
charlie1 Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Iron tigers are my favorite Quote
b.hennick Posted September 15, 2019 Report Posted September 15, 2019 Do you have any pictures of iron tigers? Quote
ChrisM Posted September 17, 2019 Report Posted September 17, 2019 I would love to find some nice, NBTHK ranked, gold dragons. Quote
raynor Posted September 18, 2019 Report Posted September 18, 2019 Birds, kiri leaves, in general trees, animals and plants. Some dragons are appealing too. Quote
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