Honjo Yoshitane

[raiden]

This is one of those crossover topics. I just wanted to share a rare and excellent kozuka that I just got in. It is by Honjo Yoshitane, the master carver for the Suishinshi School and often he did Naotanes horimono when an important carving was needed. He is known to make tsuba as well as other fitings, this kozuka shows his skill as a carver , even though he was a swordsmith.

[cabowen]

http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/nmb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12088&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15 for more....

[k morita]

Hi, :D

Nice tensyo-style Kanji carving!

Maybe as you know,It's says "Like a wind in the air/sky" ( 如 風 於 空 中 ).

 

Maybe, the following kanji characters were carved on a kogai,if his Kogai will be discovered in the future.

一 切 無 障 礙

[raiden]

如風於空中 一切無障礙　にょふうおくうちゅう　いっさいむしょうげ

 

如風於空中(にょふうおくうちゅう)風(かぜ)の空中(くうちゅう)に於(お)いて　　

 

（にょふうおくうちゅう　いっさいむしょうげ）　いう御文があるのですが、本来人

間というものは一切無障礙なんです。

風の空中をさえぎるものがない如く大空を風が横切る時に一切の差障り、つまり、風

にとって行く道を阻む雲とか木とか壁とかが全くなく、大空を自由に駆け抜ける。

[raiden]

I am looking for the kogai!