Bruce Pennington Posted November 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 For the record. AOI sale, found by @Tsuku, HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted November 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2021 Brimstone? Found by @NathanLM Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted November 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2021 I really like this version of the clouds & rain pattern. Posted by @eric-t HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted December 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 I just keep getting surprised at the variety of art on these habaki! I guess with art, and the human imagination, there is no limits! On a nihonto posted by @ChrisW HERE. Can't tell if the rectangles are foil added to the surface or are they the real brass color and the darker brown is a coating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Is it just the light or is one side gold other sliver? When i first seen i thought bands inlay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C0D Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 A little tanto habaki i have since a while 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: I just keep getting surprised at the variety of art on these habaki! I guess with art, and the human imagination, there is no limits! On a nihonto posted by @ChrisW HERE. Can't tell if the rectangles are foil added to the surface or are they the real brass color and the darker brown is a coating? The lower part of the habaki is solid silver I think, with the rectangles being gold inlaid into it. As for the reddish part, it is some kind of copper alloy plating I believe? It might have originally been a closer match to the color of the saya. I am not entirely sure, I haven't paid too much attention to it since the blade itself is such a puzzler. The whole piece has some weight to it that suggests silver at least. I might have a jeweler take a look at it now that you've mentioned it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted December 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 A nice mon on habaki, found at an auction site: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Duplicating some posts on other threads, but I've scanned all the pages on this thread and don't see them mentioned, so adding a couple of habiki with 5 star mons: This from @robinalexander and this from @Butch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRDave Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 A cool pattern posted by @Utopianarian HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 This habaki posted by Tom, @drb 1643, HERE, got me to thinking about the edge style. Is it clouds? I think I've seen it a few times. There are a couple others on this thread that are similar, but both of them curve around to form the "boars' eye" or heart shape as we think of it. This one looks to me like cloud edges with rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuriken Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Here's one I haven't seen before: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Shuriken said: one I haven't seen before Wow, on the zoom-in, they look like half-tubes. Quite unique! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itomagoi Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Bäähmm 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 9 hours ago, Itomagoi said: Bäähmm DANG! Stuff like this blows my mind. The craftsman must have a vision in their head, like Michelangelo said "I see what's there and remove everything else." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itomagoi Posted January 24, 2022 Report Share Posted January 24, 2022 Yes, there are really very beautiful habaki out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 9:10 AM, Itomagoi said: Yes, there are really very beautiful habaki out there. Interesting! Obviously intentional wrapping around of the waves to touch, making a boar's eye? Anyone know the significance of the boar's eye (looks like a heart shape) on swords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 1, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Here's one of simple skill/art, but effective. Tropical trees? Found HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Inome, or "boar's eye" pattern from @AntiquarianCat HERE. I think it's only the second habaki I've found with the design. Please add yours if you have one! Here's the only other one I have (which is likely to have been posted already, but adding for comparison) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noneed2hate Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 Hi Bruce, Coincidentally this was posted Yesterday on one of the Facebook groups. Habaki was mounted on a Seki made Showato blade by Inoue Suketsugu. I'll ask the original poster if I can get a clearer photo for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 4 hours ago, noneed2hate said: s mounted on a Seki made Showato blade by Inoue Suketsugu. I'll ask the original poster if I can get a clearer photo for you. Thanks George! Not to detract from this line of searching, but just came across this one with possibly a chrysanthemum? 19 visable petals, so @ChrisW thought it could be either that or sun rays. I'm going with the chrysanthemum angle. Posted HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: Thanks George! Not to detract from this line of searching, but just came across this one with possibly a chrysanthemum? 19 visable petals, so @ChrisW thought it could be either that or sun rays. I'm going with the chrysanthemum angle. Posted HERE. I've always operated on the assumption that it is a chrysanthemum. It is mounted on a Taira Shigeyuki wakizashi. Its a very lovely blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 I'll also check my other blades/spare parts for habaki that are out of the ordinary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul V Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Not spectacular but a decent habaki for a tachi: Habaki1.pg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 9:47 AM, paul V said: Not spectacular but a decent habaki for a tachi: Paul, Your photo is listed as a ".pg" and I can't open it. Any chance of uploading a ".jpg"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul V Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 Sorry, new attempt: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, paul V said: Much better! And quite a nice one! Good quality gold work and I like the way the second piece fits the Bohi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suketaka Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 one of mine.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, suketaka said: one of mine.. That's a quality piece, K.! Was it made with the shirasaya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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