MassiveMoonHeh Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 I am seeking assistance as I am trying to find out more about the Kai (Kunie) Gō and was wondering if any one knows any more? The Kai (Kunie) Gō is a Katana that was created by Gō Yoshihiro and appeared as Gō's 15th sword in the Kyoho Meibutsu Cho. Issue is that it appeared in the Destroyed Section of the book and was said to have been damaged in 1657 during the Great Fire of Meireki but was said to have been re-tempered. After WWII it went missing but then I read a very interesting line on a Japanese website: "It had been missing for some time, but was discovered in 1973 in the United States by Morihiro Ogawa, head of the sword and metalwork department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." Now I have looked everywhere and cannot find any news story, article, picture or anything really apart non-descript third-hand retellings on sword websites about this discovery... There is an Oshigata but if it was found, and that this sentence is so specific that I suggest it was, then surely someone somewhere knows something more. Does it reside at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts? Has anyone seen it? I am hoping some of you who have been around a little longer than myself, who perhaps know Morihiro, would be able to assist with furnishing some more information and may even be able to share a photo or two? It would certainly be a very interesting story if nothing else. Cheers. 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 The Kai-Go sold privately in the US. https://www.sho-shin.com/kai-go.pdf https://www.sho-shin.com/kai.pdf https://www.sho-shin.com/hoku12a.htm https://www.sho-shin.com/kaipics.htm 4 1 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 Quote Considered in Japan as missing following WWII, the famous "Lost GO", the KAInoKUNI GO was finally found, according to varying published chronology, in the Boston Museum by NBTHK member, OGAWA MORIHIRO. Colonel Dean Hartley and Fred Martin were also among the discoverers 3 Quote
Lewis B Posted April 10 Report Posted April 10 (edited) @MassiveMoonHehI'm sure you saw the 2 posts in a thread in the Nihonto section with Kunzan's opinion of the blade when he examined the Kaikuni-Go in June 1973 (I assume shortly after the rediscovery). Compare with this much earlier oshigata while in its fire damaged state before it was saiha. Edited April 10 by Lewis B 2 Quote
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