cluckdaddy76 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Greetings, I joined here a couple weeks ago as I am the proud new owner of a mixed collection of blades and fittings. I have done a bunch of reading and video watching to start with and have a couple of books on order. Already I have fallen in love with the art. I will be posting my pieces to learn about exactly what I have right now and to share with other collectors. I do plan on trading, purchasing, and possibly selling at some point down the road. My biggest concern is that the last person who had the pieces treated them poorly, so I have done the basic cleaning and have at least stored them better than they were in the hands of the last owner. My first pic is of a smaller tanto in a metal saya with aikuchi style fittings unless I have some terminology incorrect. Someone mentioned due to size it may be a bridal piece. My first question is on photography as I know I can do better blade pics, so any advice here would be great. My blade definitely looks much better in person. Other than that, I know nothing about this blade, so I look forward to hopefully gaining some insight from knowledgeable members. Last question is this, I am trying to post my blade pics tip up, but no matter what I do they go back to sideways. They are saved tip up on my computer, but no matter how I load here, I cannot get them to come out correctly. I will thank you for any and all help given. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okan Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Why are you wearing gloves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckdaddy76 Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 Oil from my hands? Or is this overkill? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermithrax16 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, cluckdaddy76 said: Oil from my hands? Or is this overkill? I wear gloves on any soft metal pieces or when I'm cleaning items. No biggie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2devnul Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Hi, Interesting piece of art. That Tanto is really tiny. Indeed I would vote for it to be ceremonial/memorial purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraint Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 Dear Jason. As always there will be several opinions but I have seen one or two of this type of koshirae and they are what I would call late Meiji export work, in other words made specifically for Western consumers. Your example has a nice sageo and a kurikata which makes it a little unusual so perhaps a closer image of the saya would show more. All the best. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 14 hours ago, Okan said: Why are you wearing gloves? And what's the problem, none . Jason I'd buy some cotton gloves like curators use, if you feel the need. Looking forward to next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluckdaddy76 Posted February 6 Author Report Share Posted February 6 I would also like to mention this blade did not come with this koshirae, it is just stored inside it according to the limited notes I have which came with the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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