Omiya Bizen Tachi #2

[Tengu1957]

Koto O suriage Tachi
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon attribution to Bizen Morishige circa 1350 Nambokucho jidai
68.6 cm
Omiya Den made swords from Nambokucho to Muromachi jidai in Omiya in Okayama city.
The founder of the school was Kunimori who is said to have come from Yamashiro provence. It has an elegant Tachi shape typical from late Kamakura to Nambokucho.

[MHC]

Hello Gary,

 

Sure would be nice to see all of these stunningly beautiful swords that you have been posting as of late, in the Sashikomi style of polish. Hadori just hides too much detail of the grain structure.

 

I'm aware that Hadori is the current accepted style, and what is expected to be seen today by the NBTHK. Too bad the age of the sword doesn't dictate the style of polish, instead of the current trending fashion.

 

Of course that is simply my opinion and personal preference, I mean to take nothing away from your extremely fine collection.

 

Please by all means, keep making us all jealous of your collection by displaying more of your offerings.

 

Mark

[Baba Yaga]

On 4/3/2022 at 7:40 PM, MHC said:

Hello Gary,

 

 swords that you have been posting as of late, in the Sashikomi style of polish. Hadori just hides too much detail of the grain structure.

 

I'm aware that Hadori is the current accepted style, and what is expected to be seen today by the NBTHK. Too bad the age of the sword doesn't dictate the style of polish, instead of the current trending fashion.

 

Mark

 

Been in this for a few decades +. I find the accepted new style Hadori polish coyote ugly. JMO

 

[Gakusee]

One cannot generalise about hadori vs sashikomi. Certain swords look better in sashikomi and others - in hadori. Furthermore, there is heavy-handed hadori and there is light, respectful hadori and also a myriad in-between depending on a polisher’s ability, artistic sense, experience, interpretation and so on. 
And lastly, hadori is not new and has been around for centuries. 

[Stephen]

Gary has posted three sword so far today.

Each one is garnered some kind of negativity don't know what's going on here folks.

Grandma used to always say you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all.

I wish.

[MarcoUdin]

13 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Gary has posted three sword so far today.

Each one is garnered some kind of negativity don't know what's going on here folks.

 

Personally found all the pieces he's posted thus far quite attractive(I'm jealous), including the cutting tests. Would gladly accept any of them in my collection. For free of course 😉

[Gakusee]

I agree with the above. Gary’s swords are upper-tier, healthy, attractive and interesting. I am grateful to him for posting them, especially as I personally prefer Koto 

[Rivkin]

1 hour ago, Stephen said:

Gary has posted three sword so far today.

Each one is garnered some kind of negativity don't know what's going on here folks.

Grandma used to always say you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all.

I wish.

 

I think the most honest statement is - I personally can't see anything in any of these pictures. These are probably good blades. 

The kitchen counter appears solidly build and well cleaned.

[Baba Yaga]

1 hour ago, Stephen said:

Gary has posted three sword so far today.

Each one is garnered some kind of negativity don't know what's going on here folks.

Grandma used to always say you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all.

I wish.

 

Is it time for a Cain, or Walker?  Maybe watch a John Wick movie   I know nothing

[Stephen]

As expected from babadooki

[Baba Yaga]

Hey Stephon, 

 

 INCOMING 

[robinalexander]

Folks ...... please open another thread on 'One Upmanship' and leave legitimate posts such as this alone.

 

 

[PNSSHOGUN]

It is much appreciated to see these fine swords but Kirill raises a good point.....we can't see didley squat in terms of activity! Some closeups of the Hamon/Hada would go along way for many of these

[Edward Mahle]

18 hours ago, Stephen said:

Gary has posted three sword so far today.

Each one is garnered some kind of negativity don't know what's going on here folks.

Grandma used to always say you don't have anything good to say don't say anything at all.

I wish.

Just jealousy, simple as that.

 

 

 

Edward

[Curran]

LOvely sword.

I was looking at an Omiya Morishige O-tanto (Oei 26)  on Yahoo!Japan.