Stephen Posted December 9, 2014 Report Posted December 9, 2014 Is the Honami family/line still doing Kinpun mei? i have my eye on a sword thats had the Mei removed and was wondering what the procress is to aquire one now days. Quote
Toryu2020 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Posted December 10, 2014 Interesting question Stephen - I should be very surprised if Hon'ami Koji, my teacher, in Kamakura would do such a thing, but I shall have to ask him sometime. You might speak to Paul Martin as I know he is well acquainted with Hon'Ami Koshu, who might offer kinpun but with him being elevated to Living National Treasure, I cannot imagine it would be cheap. -t Thinking out loud, maybe there is a way to use photography to digitally recreate the mei, make color prints and this could go along with the sword as part of its history/documentation? Quote
Darcy Posted December 10, 2014 Report Posted December 10, 2014 Give me a mei and a nakago (on which to stand?), and I can photoshop the sword. Quote
Stephen Posted December 10, 2014 Author Report Posted December 10, 2014 Thank you gents for your time. Quote
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