nihonto room?

[Reinier]

so i'm moving to my first own house in june.

 

i have two spare bedrooms so i thought i make one a dedicated nihonto room.

 

a Japanese style room which is decorated with only nihonto in mind, where i can study nihonto in piece without worrying about dust or my cats.

 

would be nice if entering it would be like beaming to edo time Japan.

 

i'm thinking a fairly empty room with a low Japanese style table, a futton and a cupboard for all my sword maintanance stuff.

 

what essentials do i need? what kind of lamp? magnifying glass? etc. etc. all input is welcome

[Henry Wilson]

Congratulations on the house....

 

I don't think you need a futon in the sword room unless you are going to sleep in the room. Or the swords are walking around, getting tired at night and get cranky after 8pm.....

 

I bought a katana case awhile back, made in the Meiji period, which is good for keeping the swords in. It has some scribblings inside one of the draws of a Hinomaru which looks like a kid did it. It is a nice, useful if not a little fragile as the wood is quite old. It has a little side drawer for sword maintenance stuff.

 

Japanese rooms tend to be quite spartan when it comes to decorations

 

http://www.haikudesigns.com/images/shc-tatami.jpg

 

So less is best with plenty of neutral (calming) colours in mind that reflect the feeling of nature.....

 

A bare light bulb is useful (essential) for viewing swords. A magnifying glass can be useful but are a bit awkward to use. You will need a cushion we all see in sword shops (do not know the name of it) to rest the point of the swords on when they are out of the koshirae. A book case would be handy for the all the books.

[Bungo]

what essentials do i need? what kind of lamp? magnifying glass? etc. etc. all input is welcome

 

you need paintings ( I happens to have quite a few for sale ).......... ukiyo-e ( have those too ) are for merhants' mistresses..

milt the ronin

[Paul Martin]

Hi Reinier,

 

I'll have probably all of the stuff you need (apart from futons and book cases) at Seni, including cushions!

 

Best

[Guido]

You will need a cushion we all see in sword shops (do not know the name of it) to rest the point of the swords on when they are out of the koshirae.

Try "pillow" instead of "cushion" - yup, you guessed it already, it's called "Katana-Makura"!

[Henry Wilson]

In that case a "katana futton" may be in order too.

[John A Stuart]

Hi Guys, Old tired swords definitely need a futon. :lol: I have a futon in my collection room for when the books go out of focus, the eyes get heavy and the bedroom is too far to bother to reach. It is a calm place to rest. John

[Jean]

Hi Reinier,

 

I have people at home which are very interested in the futon :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Reinier]

lol i thought those Japanese sitting pillows were called futons (:

 

> I'll have probably all of the stuff you need (apart from futons and book cases) at Seni, including cushions!

 

nice!

[Stephen]

and build a tea house for your sword viewing

 

http://www.japanesehomeandbath.com/teaplans.php

[Guest Simon Rowson]

Don't forget......you also need a loving, devoted, Japanese wife (prepared to be bored sh**less with all your Nihonto talk and re-arrangement of bookshelves, furniture etc)

 

If I was my wife, I would have divorced me years ago.