Looking for custom mekugi nuki

[Gilles]

Dear all,

 

I collect mekugi nuki and I will need some more for my little collection. The older, the better. Condition must be good. Please feel free to PM me if you have some to part with.

Please have a look to the joined picture which show the one I already have.

Thank you for your attention.

[Brian]

Wow, some amazing ones there! Fantastic collection Gilles!
Maybe @Bugyotsuji can ask around at the markets etc for any antique ones.

[Gilles]

Thank you Brian, I really hope our friend will be able to find old ones in Japan.

[Bugyotsuji]

Funnily enough, Gillles, I found a brass one on Sunday. It's not new, but it's not very old either, similar to four or five of the ones in your shot above. Your collection is larger than mine though! 

[Gilles]

Thank you for your answer Piers. I haven't found one for a while that is why I am asking our community.

[Alan Morton]

  Hi Gilles

   Some years Aoi Art had some silver Skull Mekigi Nuki for sale for about 6 months I considered buying one because the quality 

was good but my Mrs.poo pood the idea. Luckily she's gone but no silver Skull

Cheers Alan.

[Gilles]

Dear Alan,

 

I saw them but I thought at that time that their price were very high.....

[Bugyotsuji]

There’s the folding type possibility too.

This one is Higo Zōgan.

 

[Gilles]

Dear Piers,

 

is this one available for purchase ?

[Bugyotsuji]

Ha Gilles, that is a difficult question. if I say yes, then you will ask me "How much?"... and I will get stuck as I have no idea what it cost or what it is worth! 

 

I like it, but I am not especially attached to it. If I were to sell, I would ask you to give me 90% and send 10% of the unit price to the NMB.

 

It may be that they still make them, of course, so it might be easier to check that out first as a reference! I'll dig it out and see if there are any contact details in the booklet.

[jesse]

Gilles, wow.  I never even thought to collect them and your collection is very nice.

The ones on your bottom line are awesome and I have never seen any of them before.

I will keep my you in mind if/when I come across any.

 

Warm Regards,

[Gilles]

Thank you for your kind words Jesse.

 

 

[kyushukairu]

That’s a lovely example, Piers. If Giles doesn’t take it, I would be interested.
This one is NFS, but I thought I you might like to see it, Giles - solid silver in the shape of a gunto tsuba