Spartancrest Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 I have seen this design described as bundles of Noshi but an entry in the Ashmolean museum would seem to fit much better. Catalogue number. EA1956.2138 Oval tsuba with Shō (pan-pipes). I did notice in https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/files/file/106-kinai-tsuba/ by Malcom Cox has an example by Kinai. https://www.metmuseu...ection/search/503052 The sectional "nodal rings" found on bamboo and some reeds show up clearly on the bundles. Also there is a 'mouth piece' at the base of the nakago-ana - seen clearly in the top image highlighted in gold left and right. So which description fits the best? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steves87 Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 (edited) Yes, I've had it described as sho-no-fue. I don't have an example as shown (as you know), but I do have this one with the sho depicted on the reverse side. Edit: of note, the nobles cap is also depicted on guard too. Edited March 24 by Steves87 More 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 FYI: 鉄地笙図金象嵌鐔 - 古好屋 (antiques-store.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FlorianB Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 It’s definitely the above shown music instrument. The misinterpretation may be caused by the adaption to the circle. Noshi strips are arranged more freely like this: (world.seiyudo.com/product/tu-010517/) Best, Florian 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissakai Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Every day is a day of learning - thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanoNox Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Noshi also makes little sense when considering the segmentation. The only other thing that comes close to that design is the tied willow (musubi yanagi 結び柳) used in tea ceremony for the first session of the year (hatsugama 初釜): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 https://www.google.com/search?q=Shō&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:92c9d87e,vid:yUpr1F1dZt0,st:0 Very unusual instrument, it has a sound very like a cross between a harmonica and an accordion - at least in this YouTube clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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