Identifying scroll weights
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In the 6 years or so I have been involved here and with Karate I have collected various things: inexpensive used GIs, not very old Japanese scrolls and scroll weights, small carvings and others that have occasionally been mentioned here when I was seeking more information. I have enjoyed it as a retired old man.
Recently came across this:
I missed the sale price but it must be expensive to spend L1000 and 2 days just to pick it up.
Way above my pay grade.
Recently came across this:
“I’ve bitten the bullet and decided to go and pick up my sword from Edinburgh before my busy period makes it difficult.
I missed the sale price but it must be expensive to spend L1000 and 2 days just to pick it up.
Way above my pay grade.
Recently came across this:
“I’ve bitten the bullet and decided to go and pick up my sword from Edinburgh before my busy period makes it difficult.
Next Tuesday, I’m taking the train, first class (@£500 and 8hours each way!) and staying in the beautiful, historic, Hilton Edinburgh Carlton which is in the centre of the old town and right next to Edinburgh Waverly Railway station. YOLO ”
Next Tuesday, I’m taking the train, first class (@£500 and 8hours each way!) and staying in the beautiful, historic, Hilton Edinburgh Carlton which is in the centre of the old town and right next to Edinburgh Waverly Railway station. YOLO ”
I missed the sale price but it must be expensive to spend L1000 and 2 days just to pick it up.
Way above my pay grade.
Recently came across this:
“I’ve bitten the bullet and decided to go and pick up my sword from Edinburgh before my busy period makes it difficult.
I missed the sale price but it must be expensive to spend L1000 and 2 days just to pick it up.
Way above my pay grade.
The swordsmith, Sadayoshi Enomoto (1911-2000) was an awarded the title ‘Mukansa’ or without peer/beyond judgement by the Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (NBTHK): The Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords. This sword was forged in1987 and is said to be his finest example of the 'soshū' tradition of swordsmithery . It's 2.5.3 shaku in length (76.67cm/30.18 inches) and the maximum curve is toward the tsuka end in the style of a Nanbokuchō era (1336-1392) when the finest swords were made. Also, the hamon is a bit deeper at the monouchi (end cutting third) so if it chipped in combat, it could be repolished. By sheer coincidence, I have swords made by him, and two of his sons!
After I bought it, it’s previous guardian told me that during a class in Japan, he accidentally cut clean through a disused copper water pipe (he's tall) that was running along the ceiling! He thought, 'Oh damn, a £1500+ repolishing bill is headed my way!' but to his amazement it wasn't even scratched, never mind chipped! It's a proper sword! It was expensive but I may only have 10 years of life or so left… who knows?
After much thought and consideration, I've gave it the name Sōhō Fūsetsu - 双峰風雪
• 双峰 (Sōhō) — Twin Peaks in reference to those two bumps in the hamon.
• 風雪 (Fūsetsu) — Wind and Snow in reference to the whorls and white nioi of the hamon
Twin Peaks (双峰)
These are the hamon’s defining feature:
• Two rising forms along its length
• Balanced (it's identical on both sides of the blade) deliberate, almost symbolic
• Like paired summits emerging from a ridge.
In Japanese thought, paired peaks can suggest:
• Duality in harmony
• Balance (yin/yang-like)
• A quiet sense of symmetry and control
風雪 (fūsetsu) is a very classical compound word. It appears in literature to describe:
• Harsh mountain weather
• Endurance through time
• The passage of seasons
• Beauty within austerity
In the blade:
• The jihada becomes wind — subtle, swirling, never still.
• The hamon becomes snow — bright, settled, crystalline.
I feel a haiku coming on-
Twin peaks standing—
restless wind
enduring snow
After I bought it, it’s previous guardian told me that during a class in Japan, he accidentally cut clean through a disused copper water pipe (he's tall) that was running along the ceiling! He thought, 'Oh damn, a £1500+ repolishing bill is headed my way!' but to his amazement it wasn't even scratched, never mind chipped! It's a proper sword! It was expensive but I may only have 10 years of life or so left… who knows?
After much thought and consideration, I've gave it the name Sōhō Fūsetsu - 双峰風雪
• 双峰 (Sōhō) — Twin Peaks in reference to those two bumps in the hamon.
• 風雪 (Fūsetsu) — Wind and Snow in reference to the whorls and white nioi of the hamon
Twin Peaks (双峰)
These are the hamon’s defining feature:
• Two rising forms along its length
• Balanced (it's identical on both sides of the blade) deliberate, almost symbolic
• Like paired summits emerging from a ridge.
In Japanese thought, paired peaks can suggest:
• Duality in harmony
• Balance (yin/yang-like)
• A quiet sense of symmetry and control
風雪 (fūsetsu) is a very classical compound word. It appears in literature to describe:
• Harsh mountain weather
• Endurance through time
• The passage of seasons
• Beauty within austerity
In the blade:
• The jihada becomes wind — subtle, swirling, never still.
• The hamon becomes snow — bright, settled, crystalline.
I feel a haiku coming on-
Twin peaks standing—
restless wind
enduring snow
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