Hamon of cherry blossoms floating in a stream

[Lindus]

A friend reminded me of a sword I did not buy in the 80's, a shin gunto mounted blade that had the most outstanding Hamon of several cherry blossoms floating on an undulating suguha. It was signed but cannot remember by who, has any member seen similar?, did not buy as the chap was asking around £400 which at that time would have bought at least one daisho or three civil & four gunto.

Roy

[Surfson]

Sounds like Mishina school. I have a Tamba no kami Kanemichi that has a beautiful chrysanthemum floating on water.

[Surfson]

Here is a link that describes "kikusuiba", i.e. kiku flower floating on water. B

 

http://www.ricecracker.com/info/yoshimichi.htm

[DirkO]

Hi Roy,

 

is this what you're describing ?

 

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

Roy, This kind of hamon is called Yoshino (cherry blossoms on the Yoshino river).

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

Too fancy, but this scan of an old pic might be pertinent. Late Edo.

 

[Lindus]

Hi Roy,

 

is this what you're describing ?

 

 

 

Yes as I remember, that is the Hamon.

Roy

 

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