ROKUJURO Posted May 5 Report Share Posted May 5 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okan Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 I thought I watched them all..guess not. Thank you Jean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okan Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 A horimono documentary popped up on my list after watching your finding: 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 @Bruce Pennington Bruce: Did you notice during the sword making video (at about 16 minutes) they were talking about the Yamato-den (school) and showing three dots in the shape of a triangle? They were on a variety of tools. Hmmmmm.. John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 On 5/6/2024 at 5:37 AM, ROKUJURO said: I found that the movie was made in 1981. せたがやeカレッジ講座｜「文化財記録映画「野鍛冶一代」」 (setagaya-ecollege.com) Ref. 220_文化財「野鍛冶一代」.pdf (setagaya-ecollege.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 20 hours ago, John C said: @Bruce Pennington Bruce: Did you notice during the sword making video (at about 16 minutes) they were talking about the Yamato-den (school) and showing three dots in the shape of a triangle? They were on a variety of tools. Hmmmmm.. John C. Yes, at 16:22 they even showed a close-up shot. Were they describing the dots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Yes, the narrator says the three dots are part of the signature of the smith who made the farm tools. Mitsu-boshi Ichimonji. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted May 13 Report Share Posted May 13 Ok, thanks Steve! So, on first glance, then, I don't think that's the same as what we are seeing on the WWII blades (and even before). You can see this one is tied to other kana: And yet, there are a couple of smiths that did use distinct marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted May 13 Author Report Share Posted May 13 6 hours ago, Nobody said: I found that the movie was made in 1981..... MORIYAMA-SAN ARIGATO GOZAI MASU ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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