BIG Posted November 5 Report Posted November 5 https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/15.+weapons%2c+armor/494286 3 Quote
Kanenaga Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 Nice fittings. The habaki belongs in Bruce's old "cat-scratch habaki" thread, if not already there. 1 Quote
BIG Posted November 8 Author Report Posted November 8 The samurai was Kawaji Toshiakira the owner of the Naokatsu, the Marble palace houses the sword until 1926. https://en.m.wikiped...ki/Treaty_of_Shimoda 2 Quote
BIG Posted November 8 Author Report Posted November 8 The Marble Palace https://en.m.wikiped...g/wiki/Marble_Palace 1 Quote
Rivkin Posted November 8 Report Posted November 8 The collection is actually quite good, but as typical with museums its not well understood. Part of it is hidden and unstudied, i.e. tosogu trophies from Berlin which people don't want to discuss openly. There is a Nobuhide on display; generally I am not as appreciative of his work as others, but this blade is a top level masterpiece with prominent utsuri, ichimonji styled choji in ko nie, still in excellent most likely original (!) polish since it was received as it is now in 1891. The polish is absolutely top level, I wonder who did it. The mounts are early generation Komai work. P.S. The attachment overcompresses here is somewhat larger image: https://historyswords.com/a.jpg 2 Quote
Robert S Posted November 9 Report Posted November 9 20 hours ago, Rivkin said: The collection is actually quite good, but as typical with museums its not well understood. Part of it is hidden and unstudied, i.e. tosogu trophies from Berlin which people don't want to discuss openly. There is a Nobuhide on display; generally I am not as appreciative of his work as others, but this blade is a top level masterpiece with prominent utsuri, ichimonji styled choji in ko nie, still in excellent most likely original (!) polish since it was received as it is now in 1891. The polish is absolutely top level, I wonder who did it. The mounts are early generation Komai work. P.S. The attachment overcompresses here is somewhat larger image: https://historyswords.com/a.jpg That saya is a beautiful piece of lacquer work! Quote
Lewis B Posted November 9 Report Posted November 9 Agreed. I can only imagine the number of hours it took to create such a superlative masterpiece. Quote
Bazza Posted November 9 Report Posted November 9 Rivkin commented "The mounts are early generation Komai work. " KOMAI: https://japanesegall...about-antiques-komai It is a stunning technique. BaZZa. Quote
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