PietroParis Posted October 13, 2019 Report Posted October 13, 2019 ...in traditional Japanese dress in the Musée du quai Branly : Silk paintings, Japan 1870-1880, anonymous. And here are details of the sword handles: Cheers, Pietro 2 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted October 13, 2019 Report Posted October 13, 2019 Pietro,I have the impression that the painter did not look closely at the way the TSUKA-ITO is done. Quote
PietroParis Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Posted October 14, 2019 Also, there's something weird in the menuki of the two swords on the right. Quote
Robert Mormile Posted October 14, 2019 Report Posted October 14, 2019 Pietro The photo on the right looks like Lafcadio Hearn and important figure in 19th Century Japan, worthy of such a painting. https://64parishes.org/entry/lafcadio-hearn Kind Regards, Robert 3 Quote
PietroParis Posted October 14, 2019 Author Report Posted October 14, 2019 It could be. However, according to Wikipedia (not necessarily a reliable source) Lafcadio Hearn moved to Japan only in 1890, at the age of 40. This would be in contrast both with the approximate dating of the painting and with the relatively youthful looks of the model. Cheers, Pietro Quote
vajo Posted October 14, 2019 Report Posted October 14, 2019 Pietro, I have the impression that the painter did not look closely at the way the TSUKA-ITO is done. Thanks god the chinese have this paint as template for their cheaper "samurai" swords Quote
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