What menuki would you like to get your hands on?

[barnejp]

Hi All,

 

What menuki would you like to get your hands on?

 

Cheers,

Greg

[b.hennick]

I collect iron menuki. I was really tempted by the Natsuo set that Darcy had for sale a while ago.

[Tanto54]

Dear Greg,

 

You are always asking these questions, so I think that it is only fair for you to tell us what you want...

[Pete Klein]

 

Ichinomiya Nagatsune Juyo menuki.  I believe they sold at the last DTI.

[SAS]

Tigers are always good; I bought a pair of silver ones for the aikuchi project i did a while back.

[peter k]

i'm partial to monkeys:

 

[ChrisW]

I think I'd want something with a phoenix as the primary theme.

[Vermithrax16]

1. Rabbits, anything but prefer papered

2. Mito school dragon theme, papered

3. Silver menuki

[Valric]

It's interesting. I find Menuki to be most often obfuscated by the wrappings of the Tsuka. It feels symbolically in contradiction to the Goto ranking of Menuki as the King of Tosugu. Somehow, as of now, Menuki do not rank higher than the other pieces in my own personal preference. 

 

However, if I valued these pieces to the degree that they are valued by the market, I would get the most classic and archetypal Goto dragon menuki, preferably from an older generation. This for me epitomizes the Goto tradition. Preferably large ones, too. 

[Pete Klein]

Chris - the early Goto menuki (Yujo to Joshin) were mostly placed on aikuchi koshirae therefore no wrap involved.  This is also why they used inyokan posts which acted as mekugi.  When studying very old tanto you will sometimes see a mekugi ana in the middle of the nakago.  This was to accommodate this type of menuki.  When you see rectangular posts those were for wrapped tsuka.

[masakatsu]

I collect iron menuki. I was really tempted by the Natsuo set that Darcy had for sale a while ago.

Me too!!! That is a fantastic set, and I use it as my avatar. FAR from cheap, but the chance to own a Natsuo that is right from his sketchbook is always going to carry a heavy price. I also love this set of swallows from Ichijo.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Long, detailed dragons, solid gold

[Ooitame]

Wolves or a lone wolf. If you have some for sale PM me.

[TETSUGENDO]

Something like these would be nice, shakudo and gold by Minayama Oki.    Collection of MFA, Boston.

 

-S-

[vajo]

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Something like these would be nice, shakudo and gold by Minayama Oki.    Collection of MFA, Boston.

 

-S-

They are incredible beautifull.

[Stephen]

Little man in the boat.

Been a fav of mine for a long time.

[charlie1]

Iron tigers are my favorite

[b.hennick]

Do you have any pictures of iron tigers?

[ChrisM]

I would love to find some nice, NBTHK ranked, gold dragons. 

[raynor]

Birds, kiri leaves, in general trees, animals and plants. Some dragons are appealing too.