The School of Ayanokōji Nagamine

[Brian]

Luca (Zanilu) has shared with us in the member downloads section, a very detailed and well researched article on this maker. Took a while to upload as I was still in hospital, but finally got it done. Thanks Luca, we all appreciate it greatly.

Brian

[myochin]

Fantastic research work here, thank you.

Is this part of a book ?

 

Paul

[zanilu]

Thank you Brian!

 

About a year ago, I decided to organize the information I had collected about Ayanokoji Nagamine, an obscure craftsman who remains somewhat enigmatic to me. What started as a simple task of adding a few pages to my collection catalog gradually evolved into a more significant effort of compiling all the referenced pieces and information I had gathered from various sources.

This project was primarily a way to make sense of the material I had found through different resources, including online auction sites. As I worked on it, I began noticing patterns and similarities that sparked my curiosity and led me to pursue further research.

Initially, I intended to keep the results to myself, thinking they might be flawed, and that it's better to stay silent than risk being wrong and looking foolish. However, I then thought about sharing this work in the tosogu section of the NMB to encourage discussion among members. Perhaps some of the more knowledgeable individuals in the community might provide valuable insights or additional information to expand or correct the work. Even if it turns out that my conclusions are inaccurate, I will have gained new knowledge, even at the risk of making mistakes publicly.

 

I would deeply appreciate your feedback on this work. If you have any additional information, corrections, suggestions for improvement, or images of reference pieces not included in the PDF that you are willing to share, it would mean a lot to me.

Thank you in advance for your time and contributions.

 

Best regards,
Luca

[zanilu]

4 hours ago, myochin said:

Fantastic research work here, thank you.

Is this part of a book ?

 

Paul

Thank you Paul. Yes indeed it is part of the Appendices volume to my collection catalogs that by now amount to more than 900 pages, two volumes for the pieces plus one for appendices.

 

 Regards

Luca

[kissakai]

Hi Paul

It was so worth adding this as a download and there may be errors which hopefully can be remedied by NMB members

~I did a similar exercise for Namban tsuba which was no where near as good as your research

Do I see overtones of Soten work but I need to read it more carefully later

 

 

 

[zanilu]

24 minutes ago, kissakai said:

Hi Paul

It was so worth adding this as a download and there may be errors which hopefully can be remedied by NMB members

~I did a similar exercise for Namban tsuba which was no where near as good as your research

Do I see overtones of Soten work but I need to read it more carefully later

 

 

 

Grev  exactly for this reason my collection catalog will most probably will never be printed in physical form. Only pdf...

 

Similarities with Soten were my first impression too. Looking into it tough Goto pieces with warriors look more alike. My reasoning is explained with examples in the pdf. I really hope you enjoy it.

 

Regards

Luca