... unique ... I don't think this is correct; I've seen spurs with armor sets that certainly predated Meiji. They look somewhat different; the pair I recall...
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Hello, I'm new to the list and just wrote a long email with alot of questions that I think I lost, so if this comes throught twice my apologies. I've been...
... It's called a kosode. The kosode eventually evolves from an undergarment into an outer garment by becoming longer and more decorated. While I have no...
... I think the decoration came first--there are some very decorative kosode that I have seen--for some of the open-sided men's garments there is obviously...
I was told this last night, since it's beocome known in our group I am into Japanese. It seems people are dredging up whatever they know and presenting it to...
... When you say "in period" I have to take that to mean prior to 1600 CE, and that is generally not true, since spears were used on the field of battle far...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! You should expect a spearman to be paid more because he also has swords while the swordsman only has his swords. ...
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! The major problem with undergarments is that the Costume Museum pretty much doesn't show them. These are garments which...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! A naginata is not a spear. It is a sword on a stick. It is a cutty thing with a long handle. Your Humble Servant Solveig...
... While I agree on your assesment, for in fact is is very much like a wakizashi with an obscenely long handle, in period (prior to the fall of Osaka in 1615...
One should also take into consideration that a katana/tachi would cost the equivalent of 1-2 yrs salary and therefore NOT readily "handed out" to conscripted...
Apologies for the multiple postings (IE SPAM), but I am reaching out to everyone I know across the Known World to hear our call to arms: This October 12-14...
A pole + 1/2# of steel vs several # of steel for the weaponry, not including the far superior armor for the non-spear troops, is a very significant difference...
Greetings to all! I've decided to try my hand at various kinds of wagashi and am looking for kashigata. Anyone know where I might find them (and not antique ...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... How do you support this contention? The dynamics of the two are somewhat different and iconographic evidence does...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... What sort of army are you imagining? A feudal lord in Japan owed clothing to his retainers and a variety of payments...
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Okay, I think people need to stop and start defining their periods. As I see it, we have three general periods people are talking about: Heian-Kamakura ...
From the PMJS list. This is very tragic news--and in such a short space of time. -Ii ... From: Lawrence Marceau <...> Date: Sep 6, 2007 11:35 PM Subject:...
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! Yet again, someone is looking for an item I bought somewhere or other in Tokyo rather some time ago. Japanese candy...
Noble Cousins! ... Well, this is one of the things that has bothered me about some of the statements in this discussion. Takeda, I think it was, was ...
http://www.temcauley.staff.shef.ac.uk/podcast.shtml This is an offshoot of the 2001 Waka project at http://www.temcauley.staff.shef.ac.uk/index.shtml, which is...
... That would definitely work, and if you were to use Sculpey or something similar, it would be very easy to fire them at home. I have some of the ceramic...
Dharma Trading now has Indonesian Tjaps available for batiking: http://dharmatrading.com/tjaps/copper.html These are copper implements that are dipped in hot...
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! I do not recommend using oil on your higashi molds. If you must oil, then use cannola oil. However, rice flour or...
