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19th March 2006, 10:22 PM
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He made all types of Nihonto. Both Hawley and Fujishiro rate him
as an average smith. (Fujishiro calls is chusaku). What type of mountings (koshirae) is it in? Rich ------------------------------------------------------------ Richard Stein, PhD alchemyst@yahoo.com The Japanese Sword Index http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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19th March 2006, 11:31 PM
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Hi Rick, the mounts seem to match - fushi, kashira and tsuba but are unsigned. There is a nice ear probe/blade (the name escapes me at the time as well) but is also unsigned. As to the overall mounts they are a dark brown lacquer.
Greg Last edited by sabertasche; 20th March 2006 at 08:13 AM. |
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20th March 2006, 03:26 AM
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Nice set of koshirae. The ear thing is called a kogai (hair arranger and
ear cleaner). This would definitely be a keeper piece if it were mine. Rich |
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20th March 2006, 04:58 AM
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Thanks Rich, the hair thing didn't work as I have short hair, the ear thing works great! - much to the amusement of my kids and the dirty looks of my wife
 A keeper it is! Greg |
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