Lewis B Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 Thoughts on this blade? Some Ware evident but I can understand why the polisher didn't fully address the issues. Not sure I approve of talking over a couple of very expensive swords though. As an aside, anyone know why Bill's website is offline? Hope he's OK. 3 Quote
Ray Singer Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 As far as thoughts, I'm not sure if you are looking for any specific type of feedback but I think it's a very nice example. Norishige worked in several styles, and this is a representative example of his work following Ko-Hoki. He also followed Ko-Bizen on occasion and some look closer to his teacher Shintogo. I think this would be one of the highlights of almost any collection one would encounter. 3 Quote
Lewis B Posted July 28 Author Report Posted July 28 10 minutes ago, Ray Singer said: As far as thoughts, I'm not sure if you are looking for any specific type of feedback but I think it's a very nice example. Norishige worked in several styles, and this is a representative example of his work following Ko-Hoki. He also followed Ko-Bizen on occasion and some look closer to his teacher Shintogo. I think this would be one of the highlights of almost any collection one would encounter. Interesting. I thought his earlier pieces were more Ko Hoki like, while this style of hada and hataraki was more reminiscent of his work towards the end of his career. The sugata seems more Nanbokucho style than Kamakura. I saw a TJ Norishige last weekend and it was quite different to this particular example with more of a Kamakura flavour. The Mokume and Matsukawa jihada was there but a lot finer and more subdued. Quote
Ray Singer Posted July 28 Report Posted July 28 On 7/28/2024 at 8:48 AM, Lewis B said: Interesting. I thought his earlier pieces were more Ko Hoki like, while this style of hada and hataraki was more reminiscent of his work towards the end of his career. From what I can see, I would consider this blade to be in the Ko-Hoki style. I'm away from my references at the moment, but perhaps those somebody would like to post a translation of the setsu-mei. As far as how his work evolved over time, I don't know that there is evidence of a direct linear at change different points in his career, however I would expect to see more Shintogo influence in the earlier part of his career when he was working under Kunimitsu (the Shintogo atelier). 1 Quote
Lewis B Posted July 28 Author Report Posted July 28 48 minutes ago, Ray Singer said: I would xon From what I can see, I would consider this blade to be in the Ko-Hoki style. I'm away from my references at the moment, but perhaps those somebody would like to post a translation of the setsu-mei. As far as how his work evolved over time, I don't know that there is evidence of a direct linear change different points in his career however I would expect to see more Shintogo influence in the earlier part of his career when he was working under Kunimitsu (the Shintogo atelier). Yes, you are right. This style of jihada is more Ko-Hoki like and frequently encountered in his later period after experimenting with Ko-Bizen and the style of his sensei Kunimitsu. Quote
Brano Posted July 29 Report Posted July 29 I'm a little surprised how he's talking facing right at the blade. This is not very educational and everyone should avoid it or use a mask 1 1 Quote
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