Richard Thomas Posted August 2 Report Share Posted August 2 My Tanto by Nobukuni.. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJASWORDS Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 A 1935 KANETOKI, in type 34 mounts, special order for Lord Tsukaharu. 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted August 5 Author Report Share Posted August 5 Fantastic contributions guys. There is some beautiful work on display on this thread now, but there must be plenty more out there. Cheers, Bryce 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuiho Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 Here is a Showa era example on a katana from the smith Nagamitsu. It was likely a very special order. It is signed Bi zen (no) kuni ju nin ichi hara Naga Mitsu Kore tsukuru . It is undated. There are dragons on both sides set in lozenges as well as bohi. One dragon chases a fireball while the other clutches a sacred jewel. This item was brought back by my Uncle Ed from Japan. He was part of a team confiscating weapons after WW2. These are his pictures taken outside on his porch in 1996. Cheers, William G. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 6 Report Share Posted August 6 That is rather exceptional, can't recal seeing a Gendai Nagamitsu with Horimono. His long signature usually indicstes the most diligent work. Do you have pictures of the mounts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuiho Posted August 7 Report Share Posted August 7 In reply to PNSSHOGUN, The above Nagamitsu had only a shirasaya and I have only photos of the blade. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted August 15 Author Report Share Posted August 15 G'day Guys, Here is another Gassan from the internet. This one was signed Sadakazu, but was probably done by Sadakatsu. Cheers, Bryce 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 not mine but on a sword I wrote about 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryce Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago G'day Guys, I have heard people talk about male and female dragons in horimono and have noticed that some dragons have a spiky tail and some have a ken tail. Can anyone shed some light on this? Cheers, Bryce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcat Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Bryce said: G'day Guys, I have heard people talk about male and female dragons in horimono and have noticed that some dragons have a spiky tail and some have a ken tail. Can anyone shed some light on this? Cheers, Bryce Ken tail is male. Also, female animals depicted tend to have open mouths...or so I've been told, someone might want to confirm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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