Collecting

[Stephen]

In place of book insert your personal vice, Nihonto,  Tosogu,  etc.

 

[2devnul]

Merry Xmas everyone! 

[Winchester]

I'll provide a few: learning, early iron tsuba, and classic cars.

[Jussi Ekholm]

For me books is just fitting as I can't afford swords. Just purchased bunch at Yahoo JP, and waiting for few more auctions, definately an addiction & obsession of mine.

[Tengu1957]

Room 1 of 3. It's getting to be a bit much. 

[Matsunoki]

Another weakness of mine…..

[Bugyotsuji]

Do some of you have a magnetic personality?

[The Forest Ninja]

I need to start reading my books as well.

 

But a couple of them are Japanese and that will take time.

 

 

 

[BIG]

Hi Gary,

What a great room. Please give us a look at room 2 and room 3.

 

And tell us what we see..

[Shugyosha]

On 12/23/2024 at 9:23 PM, Tengu1957 said:

Room 1 of 3. It's getting to be a bit much. 

 

Gary, that's not a house, that's a museum. Amazing collection!

[DKR]

@Gary

that reminds me of the Samurai Art Museum ( Peter Janssen Collection) in Berlin. 

It started also with the problem that there is not enough space..........and it end in a very remarkable private Museum in Berlin.

So, be very careful 

 

Happy Christmas to everyone. 

[Alex A]

Gary, amazing.

 

You will have to tell us about those guns or cannon? you have one day.

[ROKUJURO]

On 12/23/2024 at 10:23 PM, Tengu1957 said:

Room 1 of 3. It's getting to be a bit much. ...

Ah, I see. You are running a museum....

[Tengu1957]

8 hours ago, BIG said:

Hi Gary,

What a great room. Please give us a look at room 2 and room 3.

 

And tell us what we see..

This is room 2 of 3. Mostly storage for swords but a Saotome armor and a lot of Tetsubin and books. I'm doing an exhibition now at the North Carolina Museum of art ( the making of a warrior ) from Oct 19 2025 to Feb 2 2025. You can see images on line. A lot is missing because it's there. The curator picked what she wanted so skipped over many of the Kamakura jidai swords. 

[BIG]

The exhibition

 

https://ncartmuseum....king-of-a-warrior-i/

 

 

WOW !!

[Tengu1957]

Room 3 

I can't get an image small enough to attach but it's a table of Tsuba along with the images attached. 

[vajo]

Gary thats not a collection it is a secret treasure chamber. 

[Gakusee]

Wow, lovely mini museum Gary! Indeed this is  beyond most would call merely a collection. 
What is your approach - sengoku period to early Edo? 

[Tengu1957]

59 minutes ago, Gakusee said:

Wow, lovely mini museum Gary! Indeed this is  beyond most would call merely a collection. 
What is your approach - sengoku period to early Edo? 

 

1 hour ago, Gakusee said:

Wow, lovely mini museum Gary! Indeed this is  beyond most would call merely a collection. 
What is your approach - sengoku period to early Edo? 

Armor would be sengoku to late Edo

Swords/pole arms are Kamakura to shinshinto

Teppo are Edo

Tsuba are mostly late Muromachi to Edo 

[2devnul]

Amazing, I envy you soo much! Awesom collection Gary. 

 

[Jussi Ekholm]

That is awesome collection Gary and thanks for sharing some of the items with us here at NMB.

[Caracal]

Thanks for sharing with us Gary.

 

//Robert

 

[dimitri]

Thanks for sharing.
It’s an incredible and extraordinary collection. 
It’s a pleasure for the eyes

[Alex A]

So glad Gary has posted his collection, not just now but over recent years. Great swords which have not gone unnoticed.

 

Cheers for that, appreciated.