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 On 6/21/2022 at 3:10 PM, 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 Expand 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
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