The mei you gave the link to is cut by an entirely different individual who is used to cutting a signature in to steel with hammer and chisel. As guy mentioned, the niji mei is very poorly cut.by swbeck55
The mei you gave the link to is cut by an entirely different individual who is used to cutting a signature in to steel with hammer and chisel. As guy mentioned, the niji mei is very poorly cut.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
G-man I'm glad I'm not the only one who puckered on that.
OP Please pass Gwar's words along to the museum keeper. Rest the swords on their Mune. (Back/spine)
NEVER ON THE EDGE!
Semper Fi
Phil
G-man I'm glad I'm not the only one who puckered on that.
OP Please pass Gwar's words along to the museum keeper. Rest the swords on their Mune. (Back/spine)
NEVER ON THE EDGE!
Semper Fi
Phil
Phil .... I've seen tachi blades on display in Japanese museums and .... they were resting on their edges, in the "tachi" position. I found this image online to support my memory! The blogger states this is
太刀 菊御作（伝後鳥羽上皇）
Tachi; [made by] Saku-go-Saku (Retired Emperor Gotoba).
She has more photos HERE
If you google-image search "japan sword museum" you'll see other images (though few seem to be from the JSM).
--Guy
I concur with Guy.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
The only caveat, and I think Bob would agree, is that the museum display will have a pad below the sheet so that the cutting edge is not directly against a hard object.
Still, orientation for tachi is edge-down.
--Guy
HMMMM. I greatly respect your Gents vast knowledge and experience with these. I'm just a student in learning and everybody who I have had contact/conversations with about this subject always stressed never on the edge and never finger **** the blades.
I'm kind of left not knowing what to say.
Semper Fi
Phil
Phil-
You simply received incorrect information from an individual who did not know what he was talking about. In all fields of collecting, this is not uncommon. Merry Christmas to you. It is always a good thing to learn something new that is factual. Edo period katana of the Hizen smiths and the Kunikiyo of Kyoto all signed their katana tachi mei and are usually displayed with the ha down.
BOB
LIFE'S LOSERS NEVER LEARN FROM THE ERROR OF THEIR WAYS.
I cannot thank you all enough. I gave the curator the link to this page so hopefully he has everything he needs to make his display unique, interesting AND educational. Bob and Guy, you are top shelf individuals as always and have my deepest gratitude. Merry Christmas to all and I hope you all have an amazing and prosperous New Year!
高山刀正廣之作（服部正廣 Isobe Masahiro）This Takayama Sword made By Masahiro
The kanji you read as Isobe 服部 actually reads Hattori.
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