Katachi Art in Hamburg and exhibs or museums in Hamburg?

[Drago]

Hi,

 

the Nuremberg-located guy who always makes shirasaya for Juwelier Strebel (Wiesbaden) recommended Katachi Art in Hamburg (http://www.katachi-art.com) to me for Gunto-related repairs. I'd like a new Tsuka made and my split wooden saya liner repaired.

 

Anyone have any experiences with those guys?

 

That is why I had in mind to go to Hamburg for 1 1/2 days (night, day, night) in two weeks. When I'm in Hamburg I'd like to see the Customs Museum, but if you can also recommend Nihonto related museums, I'd be willing to prioritize those.

 

Thanks!

[Tokaido]

Hello Tobias,

I have never visited those shop before during my visits to Hamburg.

I allways recommend STRONGLY to ask for samples of "restorers" works, before you even give them an old gunto tsuka to restore. Good luck, and please post pictures of "before" and "after" at NMB

 

The "Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe" (museum for art and craft) http://www.mkg-hamburg.de/en/

has some very nice kodogu. They focussed on softmetal work when collected kodogu back in the 1890ties.

I'm not sure if there is much on display right now, but I heard they have enlarged the Japanese exhibiton area after their refurbisment some time ago. So if you are in town anyway... go for it!

 

Greetings

Andreas