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Samurai Horse Whip (Uma-Muchi)


Marius

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Here is a genuine samurai horse whip, used as symbol of status in the Meiji period (much as the saihai before).

The whip is made of a special kind of bamboo (the nodes are much closer to each other giving it a pleasant look).

 

It has a very nice tassel, made of raw silk, hand-dyed with indigo. A high quality item.

 

Barry's indispensable compilation of muchi (please scroll down to see two samurai holding exactly this type of muchi).

https://pl.pinterest.com/bhennick/muchi-whip/

 

This whip must have been handed down as an object of importance and symbol of status. Otherwise it would not have survived.

 

Length: 95cm.

 

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I just noticed tihs (Freudian) slip:

 

samurai whorse whip

 

So maybe from the Ukiyo (Floating World) describes the urban lifestyle, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo-period Japan

The Floating World culture developed in Yoshiwara, the licensed red-light district of Edo (modern Tokyo), which was the site of many brothels

 

:laughing: 

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