Hi Jussi,
Both beautiful blades but personally I like the left one the most. I find the sori more attractive and I like the smaller kissaki.
Regards, Ed
Thank you guys! Cloisonne and shippo are the search terms to use. Not much hits but it's a start. HIrata school seems plausible. I'll try to research the Hirata and Shibata school.
Just to share with you my tanto koshirae with some unusual fittings. The copper gilt fuchi-kashira and menuki are decorated with colored enamels. I have searched for other similar fittings and unfortunately can't find any. Does anyone know more about this type of fittings? Maybe a school to research? Please feel free to comment.
Regards, Ed
Hi Fredd,
The definition a of a wakizashi changed over time. You can read about it here:
https://markussesko.com/2015/08/11/the-wakizashi/
The site of Markus Sesko is very informative.
Best regards, Ed
Here is my contribution to the small knife thread. The saya is well made and the arrow is painted by someone with good skills. The blade length is just under 11 cm.
Regards, Ed
Can someone please help me with the translation. With my limited knowledge: the second and third kanji are moto tatsu. Thanks in advance.
Best regards, Ed
Hi Phil,
I can only help you with the manufacturing date.
二 Ni (2) 十 Ju (10) 年 Nen (year) 一 Ichi (1) 月 Gatsu (month)
Without era name I presume Showa, so 1926 + 20 -1= 1945, 1st month = January.
Hope this helps.
Regards, Ed
I just want to share an article I found about the works of Gassan Sadakazu. You can download the article here.
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/A_Study_of_the_Works_of_Gassan_Sadakazu_The_Metropolitan_Museum_Journal_v_5_1972?Tag=Weapons&title=&author=&pt=0&tc=0&dept=0&fmt=0
Best regards, Ed