Hokke
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Just want to chime in here as I have owned several pieces by Mr DiChristofano over the years. His work is by far my favorite of all western makers. Not only is he a hugely talented smith who has worked with mukansa level smiths, he is a hell of a nice guy as well.
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New Video from British Museum
Hokke replied to MassiveMoonHeh's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
That vid was hard to watch, for me at least, that guys voice was like nails on a chalkboard. Also, that snake blade looked as if it needed some attention, the oxidation looked active. -
Kanji was adopted from the chinese
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I agree of course, I dont think ANY animal should be illegally hunted for any one thing, whether it be horn, tooth, tusk or skin. However, since elk have a much shorter lifespan with a much great population, it is far easier to find and harvest their ivory versus that of an elephant.
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Ah yes, you may be correct. When I did my initial search I looked only to see if the lines were unique to elephants only, which of course they are not. However, thanks to you and making a deeper dive, looks like you are correct, elephants and mammoth only.
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Had to look that one up, great question. Its seems yes, the lines are present in all naturally occurring ivory, however, the angle of the crisscross will vary. Learning something new indeed.
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As I understand it, there is no way to distinguish elk tooth ivory from elephant ivory, they are the same composition. Not all elk teeth are ivory, only two per animal, but still a more sustainable source of the material for small things like netsuke.
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they look small enough they could be made from elk teeth
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If you contact Markus Sesko here on the forum he will send you the translation and have it laid out in both kanji and english for a VERY nominal fee.
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My eyes arent the greatest, but I dont see anything there that says made in Japan. Looks simply like someone with some basic skills decided to try their hand at making a knife with hamon from modern steel....and succeeded
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Seems logical that the angle would also allow for more clearance of the hitsu to make sure there was no rubbing on the tsuba
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Looks like a thin film peeling off the blade. Doesn't looked chromed to me but more likely polished with compound and wheel. For $895, like others said.....hard pass is the right choice
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Dreadful? Soooo.....youre a suguha guy? Not judging, just curious in your choice of adjective.
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Thoughts on the Masamune currently up at Aoi Art?
Hokke replied to treverorum's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
I agree, to me those lines look like ware, rather than just a colored wrinkle.....not a very good picture though -
Exactly, new papers are only *new papers* until they aren’t. In 2075, the papers of today will be ancient and this conversation will remain ongoing.
