Restoration work

[Aloof Pegasus]

Dear All

 

Here are some pictures of some restoration work I had done here recently. The uragawara had been gouged out of the saya and the kozuka sleeve had a nasty 3 cms split. Chipping and flaking along either edge of the kozuka seat was another probem. Kojira needed replacing.

 

Someone on the board whose name I forget kindly recommended using Micheal Cummins an Australian who has been living here 30 yrs+. Quite soon after that post I met up with him at this year's DTI and arranged to have him fix the saya, re-wrap the tsuka and generally make & mend.

 

The work took about a month and I think he did a good job. The green flakes are no longer available so he mixed paint to the right colour before putting a couple of new coats of urushi on.

 

For interest I've included a pic of the sword, a Seki Jumyu wakizashi bought from Ed Marshall several years ago- someone else I would heartily recommend to any newcomer looking for a first sword as I was then. He treated me extremely fairly, gave a good price and I am enjoying the sword to this day.

[Jean]

Very good

[george trotter]

Hi Philip. I second Jean...very nice restoration, very tasteful koshirae...and nice blade too...they all go well together...congratulations.

Regards,

George.

[k morita]

Hi,

Verrryy nice!!

I guess the Tsuka-gashira(tsukagashira and fuchi-gane) look like Kozenji school in Owari in late Edo era.

If it is so,it's great.

Please more some Tsuka-gashira pics?

[loui]

Very nice Philip!

 

Louis

[bridgeofdreams]

Thanks for sharing, Phillip, nice work. Is it my imagination, or does that tsuba look familiar?

 

-Craig

[Aloof Pegasus]

Thanks guys for those kind words.

 

I was told only the older Japanese itomaki artists can get it just so, apparently younger guys tend to make the itomaki slightly looser. (Next one is jabara maki on a 33 cms nagasa wakizashi which came with aikiuchi mounts. This one will also be mounted with another of Craig's beautiful tsuba.)

 

Happy to oblige with more pics Morita san. Thank you for the possible attribution.

[Aloof Pegasus]

Slightly clearer one.

[k morita]

Thank you very much sir.

Oh, yes yes, those Fuchigashira and Kojiri is Kozenji works.

The inlaying technique(Hira-Zogan;flat zogan) of Saya-mon(Saya-pattern) of a very exact geometrical pattern are wonderful.

 

Again thank you for sharing the photographs of Kozenji works. Great!

[Aloof Pegasus]

Thank you very much for that information Morita san, I always learn something new from your posts.