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Post by worldantiques on Jun 28, 2017 18:03:38 GMT
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Jun 28, 2017 21:00:51 GMT
If the colouring is accurate, it isn't an "official duty" daisho.
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Post by worldantiques on Jun 30, 2017 6:49:24 GMT
If the colouring is accurate, it isn't an "official duty" daisho. Timo, there is no "official duty daisho"...the most basic form of daisho was any two swords, long and short, they did not have to match. I can show you many period photos, black and white were you can clearly see that the koshirae of the daisho being worn did not match, this is a modern misconception. There are several types of daisho, the first was a badge more or less, any man wearing two swords was recognized as being a samurai by non-samurai and by other samurai. The next level of daisho was matching koshirae but with non matching swords, the next level was matching koshirae and swords by the same smith but the swords were not specifically made as a matching pair. The final and ultimate daisho was matching koshirae and swords made by the same smith and made to be a daisho by the smith....in other words, the swords were made at the same time specifically to be a daisho set, very rare and desirable. |
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Jun 30, 2017 8:25:21 GMT
The restriction for swords to wear while on official duty didn't say they had to match. They restricted decoration, colour, and length of swords (and also specified hairstyles). Lacking an English copy of the relevant Tokugawa edict, I don't know the details.
Off-duty, wear whatever koshirae you want.
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Post by worldantiques on Jun 30, 2017 11:57:17 GMT
The restriction for swords to wear while on official duty didn't say they had to match. They restricted decoration, colour, and length of swords (and also specified hairstyles). Lacking an English copy of the relevant Tokugawa edict, I don't know the details. Off-duty, wear whatever koshirae you want. The colorized images were hand tinted who knows how accurate they really were, I have seen a couple that were done in different colors. As for the strict enforcement, you know that many swords over the edit length were still kept and worn without being cut down. |
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