BIG Posted November 10, 2018 Report Posted November 10, 2018 Read in an european forum that the main daisho time was the late koto and the shinto time. Here is an early Nagamitsu daisho ( very rare )..https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/14518/, curious if there are info and data about the "main" daisho time? Best 1 Quote
Geraint Posted November 10, 2018 Report Posted November 10, 2018 Dear Peter. I am unable to find detailed descriptions for this lot as all I can find is the prices realised list on which they do not feature so presumably they went unsold. There are some questions. The write up clearly says that the koshirae for this daisho are 18th century. There can be no way of knowing that the two swords were made as a daisho and the chances are strong that they were not, simply collected together and then mounted as a daisho. Like you I have always assumed that the daisho as we know it was largely a function of the codification of the samurai class in the shinto period but I cannot recall a reference for that at the moment. I'll see what I can find but I am sure that others will chime in. All the best. 1 Quote
Gakusee Posted November 10, 2018 Report Posted November 10, 2018 These have been on Fred W’s website for more then 3 years. You can read all about them there 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted November 10, 2018 Report Posted November 10, 2018 https://www.nihonto.com/nagamitsu 2 Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted November 11, 2018 Report Posted November 11, 2018 I tried to look for an answer from the Uchigatana-koshirae book by Tokyo National Museum. Uniformedly mounted daishō started being a trend around mid Muromachi. However even before that multiple swords were often carried to battlefield for practical reasons. As worn garments started to shift from the Ōnin wars onwards, development of matching uchigatana & wakizashi started. It is said that it became popular norm somewhere between Eiroku and Tenshō. I believe the oldest matching daishō koshirae in the book that can be accurately dated is Inu-chiyo-goshirae (36. in book), it was worn by Maeda Toshiie at the battle of Okehazama in 1560. For the oldest pair of swords actually produced as a pair of daishō blades by swordsmith, I have no clue about that... 3 Quote
BIG Posted November 12, 2018 Author Report Posted November 12, 2018 Darcy's blog..https://yuhindo.com/ha/daisho-and-daishoisnt/#more-885 Best 2 Quote
Vermithrax16 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Posted November 13, 2018 My gosh, Darcy is unreal excellent. Quote
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