Tengu1957 Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 Tameshigiri - Koto Katana O- suriage 26.75 inches NBTHK Hozon to Mino Senjuin Early Muromachi circa 1500 Sword has pronounced Utsuri Tameshigiri conducted by the 8th master of the Yamada family of test cutters , Asaemon Yoshitoyo in November 1860 cut one body in half into the Dodan ( sand pile ) Test cuts on Koto swords are rare. 6 Quote
waljamada Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 Always find these tameshigiri blades interesting and the side topic of notable testers. Notoriety in such a thing is oddly morbid but historically has it's context. The Yamadas I believe literally "wrote the book" on tameshigiri by defining/naming which cut is what. I do sometimes forget katana are firstly designed as lethal weapons. Quote
SteveM Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 The inscription says the cut performed was a "tai-tai" cut, which is one of the more difficult cuts, across the widest part of the shoulders. The cut was performed at the Senjū execution grounds. Senjū still exists as a location name in Tokyo, and there is a temple with a Jizō statue dedicated to the various souls executed at Senjū. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozukappara_execution_grounds 3 2 Quote
DTM72 Posted June 20, 2022 Report Posted June 20, 2022 Diagram of cuts, for those who may not have seen it before. 1 Quote
Kmad Posted June 21, 2022 Report Posted June 21, 2022 Hi I have seen the cutting test cuts before but never noticed the loin cloth. Looking at the Drawing of the test victim I find it quiet bizarre/ironic that they are clothed. I wonder did they cloth the person or corpse when they were performing the cuts? Regards, Ken Quote
Baba Yaga Posted June 21, 2022 Report Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Kmad said: Hi I have seen the cutting test cuts before but never noticed the loin cloth. Looking at the Drawing of the test victim I find it quiet bizarre/ironic that they are clothed. I wonder did they cloth the person or corpse when they were performing the cuts? Regards, Ken This is the Gaijin version. You may be looking for The Japanese version. https://www.bujinkangreece.net/el/arthra-skepseis/tameshigiri-art-cutting Quote
Baba Yaga Posted June 21, 2022 Report Posted June 21, 2022 Yamada Asaemon Yoshitoshi Allegedly true and documented. https://nihontoantiques.com/project/7561/ Quote
Tengu1957 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Report Posted June 21, 2022 This is Yamada Yoshitoshi , Yoshitoyo's Fathern with a test cut on a Shinshinto Wakizashi. 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.