Comments on: Yamamura Samurai Swords http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/ Here and there with a camera Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bo http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-700 Bo Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:01:37 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-700 Indeed,.. Clare has expressed the exact logic that all should grasp, it is rather disappointing that people could put such a petty resentment to these, and their most honorable creator. To those that can not understand it would be in the same league as staring Davinci's relative in the face and saying your family's art is repulsive because Mona Lisa's eyes are not blue. So please for all the future purveyors of this site enjoy that which has been shared, and if something is disagreeable to you then kindly look away and find something more acceptable to you elsewhere. DHH thank you very much for the post, and the information you have passed to us all. Until now I had no idea that this artist had existed, and since I will be stationed in Japan here shortly I hope to commission a nihontō from Yamamura-sempai. Indeed,.. Clare has expressed the exact logic that all should grasp, it is rather disappointing that people could put such a petty resentment to these, and their most honorable creator. To those that can not understand it would be in the same league as staring Davinci’s relative in the face and saying your family’s art is repulsive because Mona Lisa’s eyes are not blue. So please for all the future purveyors of this site enjoy that which has been shared, and if something is disagreeable to you then kindly look away and find something more acceptable to you elsewhere.

DHH thank you very much for the post, and the information you have passed to us all.
Until now I had no idea that this artist had existed, and since I will be stationed in Japan here shortly I hope to commission a nihontō from Yamamura-sempai.

]]> By: Clare http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-695 Clare Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:41:17 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-695 For those of you who believe that 1.9 million yen (or $20,000) is expensive for a sword made by this master, you must consider that he is the 24th in his family line to learn this precious task. The swords he makes are made specifically for the owner and, in Samurai tradition, they have a "soul". It takes this master and his staff up to two weeks or more to make one, just one sword. And it is beautiful to watch. I would give $20,000 easily (and will when I have it) to have him make me one of his fine swords. And I am not wealthy. I appreciate fine art. So for those of you who find 1.9 million yen too high, why don't you enjoy the pictures and pass on the comments. Insulting someone just b/c you don't like the costs is unbecoming and rude. For those of you who believe that 1.9 million yen (or $20,000) is expensive for a sword made by this master, you must consider that he is the 24th in his family line to learn this precious task. The swords he makes are made specifically for the owner and, in Samurai tradition, they have a “soul”. It takes this master and his staff up to two weeks or more to make one, just one sword. And it is beautiful to watch. I would give $20,000 easily (and will when I have it) to have him make me one of his fine swords. And I am not wealthy. I appreciate fine art. So for those of you who find 1.9 million yen too high, why don’t you enjoy the pictures and pass on the comments. Insulting someone just b/c you don’t like the costs is unbecoming and rude.

]]> By: james hwang http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-629 james hwang Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:30:15 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-629 Jot singh Khalsa makes better swords in my opinion website Khalsakirpans.com his swords are more affordable and jewel encrusted Jot singh Khalsa makes better swords in my opinion

website
Khalsakirpans.com

his swords are more affordable and jewel encrusted

]]> By: Ron http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-619 Ron Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:26:11 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-619 Wow. I'm from Norway and I just calculated the price. 1.9 million yen is 6 months payment for the average worker in Norway. I'll just continue my kendo practice and hope for a Yamamura katana to just suddenly appear as a reward for amazing kendo skills(in whatever future millennium that might happen) Well in it's fairness, Tsunahiro Yamamura is a fantastic artist of swords craft, if not the best. To own one of his swords would be priceless above measurement. Wow. I’m from Norway and I just calculated the price. 1.9 million yen is 6 months payment for the average worker in Norway.
I’ll just continue my kendo practice and hope for a Yamamura katana to just suddenly appear as a reward for amazing kendo skills(in whatever future millennium that might happen)
Well in it’s fairness, Tsunahiro Yamamura is a fantastic artist of swords craft, if not the best. To own one of his swords would be priceless above measurement.

]]> By: binata dasgupta http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-604 binata dasgupta Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:16:36 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-604 at first i pay thanks for all these information. i love japan from my very chilhood-for no reason.but it is a long passionate journey. the philosophy which makes a samurai- earns regard from my deepest core of heart. and i am paying my "pranam" to Mr.Yamamura. i dreamed for a samurai sword. my pocket is too poor for that. but my life is enough rich to earn a samurai sword. pray,once i will achive it. at first i pay thanks for all these information.
i love japan from my very chilhood-for no reason.but it is a long passionate journey.
the philosophy which makes a samurai-
earns regard from my deepest core of heart.
and i am paying my “pranam” to Mr.Yamamura.
i dreamed for a samurai sword.
my pocket is too poor for that.
but my life is enough rich to earn a samurai sword.
pray,once i will achive it.

]]> By: DHH http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-593 DHH Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:55:38 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-593 Gev A, please see comments on the post here on Travelling Cam on Yamamura's workshop: http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/kamakura/ Gabe, I suppose he could have a website, but it would be entirely in Japanese. You would have to type his name in Japanese characters on Google Japan. Yamamura has export connections in Germany, see http://hometown.infocreate.co.jp/en/kanto/kamakura/dentoh-e.html so there could be something in German on Google Germany. Sorry, I speak nor write neither of those languages. Gev A, please see comments on the post here on Travelling Cam on Yamamura’s workshop:

http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/kamakura/

Gabe, I suppose he could have a website, but it would be entirely in Japanese. You would have to type his name in Japanese characters on Google Japan.

Yamamura has export connections in Germany, see http://hometown.infocreate.co.jp/en/kanto/kamakura/dentoh-e.html so there could be something in German on Google Germany. Sorry, I speak nor write neither of those languages.

]]> By: Gabe http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-592 Gabe Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:52:03 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-592 Oh, does Yamamura have a website? Oh, does Yamamura have a website?

]]> By: Gabe http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-591 Gabe Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:51:01 +0000 http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/12/03/797/#comment-591 Wow, when I converted 1.9M Yen to US dollars I almost spit out my coffee. $20,000 is most certainly expensive and no ordinary middle class family could ever afford one of those swords. It would certainly be nice though. Wow, when I converted 1.9M Yen to US dollars I almost spit out my coffee. $20,000 is most certainly expensive and no ordinary middle class family could ever afford one of those swords. It would certainly be nice though.

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