Naginata Display

[Teimei]

Hello,

 

i am in the process to buy my first naginata and wanted to ask, if there is a special tradition to display it?

 

Yeah, i know it all comes down to personal taste at the end but... you know it does not hurt to ask.

 

The naginata is quite long, so i must find a way to "press" it in the space that is left in my nihonto room.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

 

regards,

[ROKUJURO]

Florian,

the blade rests well preserved in its SHIRA-SAYA in the TANSU. The shaft with the TSUNAGI and the lacquered SAYA are upright in a stand in a corner of the room so there is little risk to fall over it.

My personal suggestion, unless you prefer to store it horizontally in a rack under the ceiling/above your head if you want to be prepared (used to be a traditional way in Japan's war times). . 

[Teimei]

Hi Jean,

 

thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, i don´t own a tansu.

There is no koshirae to the nagainata (that i know of :D), so no need for that extra stand. I do not have the space for that anyway.

 

I have an empty katana kake left, i think that will do it for the fist time. I just put it in the shirasaya, blade up like with my other blades.

 

 

 

regards,

[Ken-Hawaii]

Florian, I assume that the blade comes in shirasaya, & that the blade will be a bit loose inside the wood (at least both of mine are loose).  Like Jean, I keep both of mine in a tansu, with the koshirae mounted horizontally, because there's a lot of moisture in the air where I live, & I don't want the metal to rust.  So please make sure that you have secured the blade so that it's protected.

 

Ken

 

[Teimei]

Hi Ken,

 

i don´t have the naginata in hand yet, but i will definitely check the fit in the shirasaya and make sure thet the blade is protected.

It is not that humid where i live, although i keep my blades lightly oiled so that they do not rust.