January 16, 2013 11:21:02 AM
Posted By Thomas L. Buck
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Here are three sets of koshirae that I recently finished. The first is a Shinto naginata zukiri wakizashi (early 1700’s) that I did in Jabara-ito using 8 ivory colored silk threads; the saya was sculpted with ripples, and finished using black urishi. The second two are the long sword and short sword from a Koto Bizen daisho (matched set from the mid-1500’s) I did using white silk ito; the saya (scabbard) was finished with a combination of mother-or-pearl chips in black urishi. I made both the tsuka (handles) and saya (scabbards) on all three. Let me know what you think… Below, the Shinto nagainata zukiri wakizashi:
And here is the Koto Bizen daisho (matched set from the Bizen school):
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