MassiveMoonHeh Posted Sunday at 01:35 AM Report Posted Sunday at 01:35 AM If you ever doubted that the sword smith has full control of what the hamon looks like... Show us your favourite hamon. Or if you found one that just blows your mind please share. 1 3 2 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted Sunday at 05:29 AM Report Posted Sunday at 05:29 AM 3 hours ago, MassiveMoonHeh said: If you ever doubted that the sword smith has full control of what the hamon looks like... I can't quite make out the mei - would you happen to know who made this one? I imagine polishing this would have been a hell of a job too! Quote
MassiveMoonHeh Posted Sunday at 06:16 AM Author Report Posted Sunday at 06:16 AM 1 hour ago, eternal_newbie said: I can't quite make out the mei - would you happen to know who made this one? I imagine polishing this would have been a hell of a job too! The sword's name is Yoshinogawa, 吉野川 (Yoshino River). It is a wakizashi by Shinshinto smith Hamabe Minryushi (Sleeping Dragon) Kotobuki known principally as Toshizane (寿国). The sword hamon depicts the cherry blossoms over the Yoshino River. It generally appears once a year to celebrate spring and is a firm fan favourite. Normally getting its own display cabinet. Born in 1777, Kotobuki was the son of Hamabe Toshinori founder of the Hamabe school and a swordsmith employed by the Inaba domain. His flamboyant blade patterns, inherited from his father, are said to have influenced Minamoto Kiyomaro through his apprentice, Kawamura Toshitaka. 2 Quote
moriarty Posted Tuesday at 06:21 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 06:21 AM Greetings Brett, Really interested by the piece you've presented, one of the few cases were the veil between nihonto and art is fully lifted. Unable to find favorite examples at this moment, I'll supply with my own. One hopes everyone can enjoy the lovely Yahazu-Midare in this otherwise ordinary piece, and profusely ignore the damage inflicted by previous irresponsible owners. Such a shame, for the dovetails are quite pronounced. 3 Quote
Alex A Posted Tuesday at 03:30 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 03:30 PM Brett, i like the sword above that you present but i don't love it. I can really appreciate the skill and control that went into producing it, like you say. To me its a little too much. I'm a sucker for Yokoyama choji, when its done really well, but. At the end of the day, what i have found to be the most beautiful hamon on a sword, is Hizen Tadakuni gunome midare. I no longer have any good images and to be honest, images will never do it justice. Aoi art sometimes describes his hamon as "Cumulus clouds" or "Summer clouds", in hand you would see why. The hamon is perfect against neat well polished Hizen Konuka hada, its a beautiful combination. Not overpowering or overly flashy, just subtle perfection, a bit magical when you catch it under the right light, like mist. 1 Quote
eternal_newbie Posted Tuesday at 05:44 PM Report Posted Tuesday at 05:44 PM 2 hours ago, Alex A said: Aoi art sometimes describes his hamon as "Cumulus clouds" or "Summer clouds", in hand you would see why. The shodai and nidai Hizen Masahiro were also known for their stormcloud-like gunome midare. 1 Quote
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