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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 6321221, member: 83845&quot;]Those are fantastic [USER=14873]@jamesicus[/USER] . </p><p><br /></p><p>I love learning about Japanese history and seeing these types of artifacts. Some of the artistry on the fittings you show is so interesting that it would have made for beautiful coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>This post reminds me of a small museum that I visited when I was in Kanazawa, Japan.&nbsp; I hope you don’t mind if I share some photos!</p><p><br /></p><p>The museum was originally a house of a Samurai in the Edo period and it displayed items that the Samurai family owned (including a short sword!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250501[/ATTACH]</p><p>The interior of the house.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250502[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another view of the house going from the inside toward the garden.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250509[/ATTACH]</p><p>Staircase to the upper level where the tea room was located. My wife and I got to enjoy a really fun and surprisingly tranquil tea ceremony while there.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250503[/ATTACH]</p><p>The short sword of the Samurai.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250505[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Samurai’s armor.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250507[/ATTACH]</p><p>Several displays were set up to show the coins of the period. I remember wishing at the time that I knew more about Japanese coinage in order to better appreciate the experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250506[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another shot of coins from the display.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250508[/ATTACH]</p><p>I thought this was the most fascinating thing in the museum. It is a letter from the Samurai’s lord written on October 9, 1566 praising him for his performance in the Yokokitaguchi Battle and thanking him for bringing him (the lord) the head of a high ranking officer that the Samurai had apparently killed in single combat! Wow.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m still on the lookout for a coin related to Tokogawa Ieyasu or his immediate predecessors but so far no luck. The search continues <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the thread James![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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