new kozuka

[Guest nickn]

i bought this today at an antique market a little lemon juice on the blade and a nice hamon has appeared

could anyone tell me what the kozuka motif is and is it of any quality the nanako look good to me but

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[John A Stuart]

Hi Nick, I have been trying to figure out the theme. It looks like Buddhist symbols. Did the seller have any ideas about it? John

[Guest nickn]

hello john

no he was just a general antique dealer

nick

[IanB]

Nick, The objects depicted are a riding whip of bamboo and a saihai with a paper tassel for signaling to troops.

Ian Bottomley

[Guest nickn]

thanks ian

is the kozuka of any quality?

nick

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anyone?

[shan]

Hi Nick,

Does not look like any truly great quality and about the same as anything i have offered up and had shot down in flames.

Perhaps quality is in the eye... so to speak.

I like it though and i like the theme and have a F/K that would work well with this.

Let me know if you decide to sell it on complete as i have a few Kogatana booked with a togoshi and i could squeeze this one in as well.

 

Let that be a general request for any signed Kogatana blades that are traditionally forged and tempered.

I am thinking of moving into a different direction and these do take a lot less space up.

regards

Shan

[Brian]

Motiff..no idea

Quality... not bad. Not top quality of course, but reasonably good work, maybe late Edo with nice nanako of the wider spaced variety. Is it shakudo or iron?

More views if you had sized the pics down below 800 wide..and put all 5 pics in one post.

Better than average I would say.

 

Brian

[Guest nickn]

thanks shan & brian

its made of shakudo

i like the pointy hamon all my other kogatana have slightly undulating hamon although i do have one sihned kinmichi with sudareba