[Woman in Traditional Japanese Garment Photographed from Behind] by Suzuki Shin’ichi, The Met’s Photos
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
[Woman in Traditional Japanese Garment Photographed from Behind] by Suzuki Shin’ichi, The Met’s Photos
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Tachi or court sword, with curved pointed tempered single-edged steel blade, a ray skin hilt bound with silk cords, two gilt menuki, and a tsuba of dark alloy, and a scabbard of wood decorated with a dragon on nashiji lacquer with dark alloy mounts and flat silk suspension cords: Japan, 17th century.
from The National Museum of Scotland
Tachi or court sword, with curved pointed tempered single-edged steel blade, a ray skin hilt bound with silk cords, two gilt menuki, and a tsuba of dark alloy, and a scabbard of wood decorated with a dragon on nashiji lacquer with dark alloy mounts and flat silk suspension cords: Japan, 17th century.
from The National Museum of Scotland
An interesting illustration showing the use of the Japanese kyu-gunto, a two-handed military sabre, vs a pole weapon.
An interesting illustration showing the use of the Japanese kyu-gunto, a two-handed military sabre, vs a pole weapon.
Sword Guard (Tsuba), Arms and Armor
Medium: Iron, copper
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Okay, this IS THE COOLEST TSUBA.
Sword Guard (Tsuba), Arms and Armor
Medium: Iron, copper
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Okay, this IS THE COOLEST TSUBA.
A modern katana blade forged from a piece of the Gibeon Meteorite discovered in Namibia in 1883.
Crafted by master bladesmith Yoshindo Yoshiwara
Pretty cool.
Would that count as found art?
A modern katana blade forged from a piece of the Gibeon Meteorite discovered in Namibia in 1883.
Crafted by master bladesmith Yoshindo Yoshiwara
Pretty cool.
Would that count as found art?