Interesting utsushimono

[mywei]

Thought I'd share an interesting find of something I've not commonly seen

 

I wonder if others have come across other similar works?

 

Kurihara Nobuhide

Utsushi of a Heian period chokuto 

https://www.samurai-....net/SHOP/O-742.html

[Bryce]

G'day Matt,

Gassan Sadakazu and Gassan Sadakatsu also made some of these. Here is one by Sadakazu.

Cheers,

Bryce

 

[Jussi Ekholm]

There is dedication sword made by Miyairi Norihiro and members of his school to Futarasan-jinja in Nikkō. Also at Yasukuni-jinja there is one made by Nobuhide, and a modern made Shichiseiken too. I think there might have been other shrines/museums that might have had those but I didn't unfortunately wrote down modern made chokutō.

[Gilles]

I have one in store.

Try to guess who is the sworsmith......!

hint : he received the honor of being appointed a Teishitsu Gigeiin (Imperial Court Artisan).

 

[Bruce Pennington]

On 8/24/2023 at 11:44 AM, Gilles said:

I have one in store.

Could you do us a favor and post good shots of both sides of that habaki, please.  Gorgeous!

[PNSSHOGUN]

Extraordinary, does it have special Tachi mounts? 

 

For reference: 

 

[Gilles]

I found it in an old shirasaya. I sent it to a professional polisher and had a shirasaya made of wenge.

Thank you John for the reference. It is not the same sword but it is the same signature

I must have this page translated.

[Gilles]

John,

 

Can you tell me in what book you have found this reference ?

[PNSSHOGUN]

Hi Gilles, the title of the book is as follows: 帝室技藝員　宮本包則刀60撰　草信　博著 (Imperial Household Technician Miyamoto Kanenori Sword 60 Selections by Hiroshi Kusanobu).

 

 

 

 

[Gilles]

Thank you very much John,