MassiveMoonHeh Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Has anyone been able to get to see the Mikazuki Kanemitsu at the Nagoya Sword Museum? It went on display on Saturday for the first time since the Sotherby's Auction. Click Here for more info on the sword and exhibition. Images from @sanasan555 on X. I am salivating... just a little bit. More photos appreciated from anyone who attends. 2 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 That certainly looks tempting, Brett! Thanks for the heads-up. (The Sanchomo/Yamatorige has been on display at the Osafune Sword Museum since last Friday, March 20th, and is drawing unusually large crowds.) 2 Quote
MassiveMoonHeh Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 17 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said: (The Sanchomo/Yamatorige has been on display at the Osafune Sword Museum since last Friday, March 20th, and is drawing unusually large crowds.) Yes, I heard the same and just posted that in another topic - Touken Ranbu is working it's magic and it is also only on display for just over a week initially. As I understand it these two exhibitions may be it for 2026. So people are excited to view it. 2 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Our local NBTHK meeting was held in the meeting hall there yesterday. I arrived to find the newly-expanded parking lots overflowing, and snaking lines of expectant visitors at the entrance. I think Touken Ranbu will do a second exhibition from 4/25 to May 6. Avoiding the crowds I headed to our meeting half an hour early intending to help with the set-up, but imagine my surprise to see that our lot had decided to do instead a related morning event with a quickly-assembled show of koshirae from Mr Koike and Mr Katayama's personal collections, so visitors got to see these too as they wandered around the sword museum's facilities. I was thinking of starting another thread on that and related events, but here I am hijacking your thread, Brett. 3 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Kanemitsu being one of my favourite smiths, I've been waiting to see pics of this one ever since that auction concluded. Glad to see the wait wasn't too long; hopefully some folks with good nihonto photography skills/gear are in attendance! 2 Quote
Sebuh Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 Saw this in New York at Sothebys, was a delightful sight, only got one photo or so. 2 Quote
MassiveMoonHeh Posted March 24 Author Report Posted March 24 Some great photos and video of the Mikazuki starting to appear online... the start of this video catches the tiny Mikazuki just beautifully in the light. What a wonderful sword! Mikazuki.mp4 2 4 Quote
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