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A series of fittings ( or how not to build a collection )
PietroParis replied to Bob M.'s topic in Tosogu
Last one and then I swear I’ll stop: this is identified as a Kaichi by a well known Japanese scholar/dealer of netsuke: -
A series of fittings ( or how not to build a collection )
PietroParis replied to Bob M.'s topic in Tosogu
For those who remember the sprawling discussion a few months ago on the Japanese representations of the mythical beast 白澤 BaiZe/Hakutaku, I would like to share two more examples of the "flaming horned lion" version that I stumbled onto later. I tried to add them directly to my old summary (see this link) but I can no longer edit it. The first is again by Tachibana Morikuni, in an encyclopedia of Chinese things named "Morokoshi kinmo zui" (see this link): The second is a netsuke in the Go collection at Tokyo National Museum (see this link). This one attests that the shishi-like representation, alternative to the extra-eyed, cow/goat-like representation, is still recognized by Japanese curators as Baize/Hakutaku: Cheers, Pietro -
Just in case anyone didn't know: https://archive.org/details/japaneseswordmou00joly/mode/2up
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Gendaito by Kawashima Tadayoshi in shingunto koshirae
PietroParis replied to Ray Singer's topic in For Sale or Trade
I presume shinshinto -> shingunto in the title. -
Another tsuba on eBay whose style looks familiar even if the signature 宜壽 Yoshitoshi is not in Markus Sesko's lineage for the Akao & Ito school:
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Help to identify these swords Tokyo national museum
PietroParis replied to Paz's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
You could try to match them with these pictures from the museum's website: https://colbase.nich.go.jp/organizations/1/collection_items?locale=en&limit=100&organization_id=1&with_image_file=1&only_parent=0&free_word=katana https://colbase.nich.go.jp/organizations/1/collection_items?locale=en&limit=100&organization_id=1&with_image_file=1&only_parent=0&free_word=tachi https://colbase.nich.go.jp/organizations/1/collection_items?locale=en&limit=100&organization_id=1&with_image_file=1&only_parent=0&free_word=wakizashi -
I have this cross(?) shaped, unsigned tsuba, papered Shoami: It was discussed earlier in this thread.
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Murphy is a dirty bastard!!
PietroParis replied to Bigsgtg's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Just out of curiosity, who's Murphy? -
A series of fittings ( or how not to build a collection )
PietroParis replied to Bob M.'s topic in Tosogu
Yep: -
A series of fittings ( or how not to build a collection )
PietroParis replied to Bob M.'s topic in Tosogu
Like the weirdly asymmetric hitsu ana? [EDIT: no, that's like the original - sorry] [2nd EDIT: a Tadamasa reproduction was discussed long ago in the forum, but the picture alas has disappeared] -
Indeed, he is not in Markus Sesko's genealogy but the theme and the "toshi" suggest some relation.
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I'd guess stuff he found while poking around with a metal detector?
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Tatsunao on Yahoo Japan:
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Mythical animal from a pictures book
PietroParis replied to PietroParis's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi Thomas, all of these pictures are discussed at length in the last two pages of this other thread: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/34920-a-series-of-fittings-or-how-not-to-build-a-collection/ see in particular this summary: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/34920-a-series-of-fittings-or-how-not-to-build-a-collection/page/20/#comment-398868 The picture that you posted is not a Kirin, unless you use the term in the very wide sense of "mythical horned creature". In particular, Kirin are supposed to have hooves. Based on what transpired from the discussion in the other thread, it appears that yours is rather a 獬豸 (Xiezhi/ Kaichi).