stackinnutts Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 Any thoughts on this Yasutsuna in the MFA collection? https://collections.mfa.org/objects/27395/sword-of-the-tachi-type?ctx=367ea961-3016-4de6-ab25-72f1f7ec78b6&idx=0 Quote
Sebuh Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 Not on view is tragic, one of my favorite smiths though! Quote
stackinnutts Posted November 6 Author Report Posted November 6 1 minute ago, Sebuh said: Not on view is tragic, one of my favorite smiths though! Thats exactly where I was leading the conversation too next. Its a tragedy that it isn't appreciated enough by the museum to be on display. Quote
Jussi Ekholm Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 I believe it is authentic and among the longest Yasutsuna tachi in existence today. It was featured as a reference item in 2019 Kasuga Taisha Yasutsuna & Ko-Hōki exhibition book. In the brief text for the book it is mentioned to have been shortened c. 10 cm making the original length of c. 90 cm. It was also in Japan in 2022 as part of The Heroes exhibition: https://shizubi.jp/exhibition/20220702_theheroes/220702_01_eng.php However I believe it was not among the swords that NBTHK authenticated for Boston Museum in 1976: 3 Quote
Rivkin Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 MFA blades look much better in oshigata than in real life. Unfortunately it is a disappointment. Quote
Sebuh Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 3 hours ago, Rivkin said: MFA blades look much better in oshigata than in real life. Unfortunately it is a disappointment. seriously disappointing, can't win em all Quote
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