For all of you New Orlean fans out there, antique swords are going to be on display at the Japan Fest in Louisiana. This will occur November 8, on Sunday hosted by the New Orleans Museum of Art. This annual celebration of Japanese culture will not only have antique swords on display but demonstrations of other traditional Japanese arts such as martial arts, boshai, dance, origami, sword demonstrations and the traditional tea ceremony. Anime films will also be shown. If you are going to be in the area and would like more information visit Japan Fest.
And if you are like me and won’t be anywhere near New Orleans at that time go to your anime/swords wishlist.
So have you decided to create your own samurai armor for Halloween? I know Halloween is approaching fast and if you don’t have your Halloween costume already you need to hurry up. I found this guy, Erik Beck, who made a video on how to make your own samurai armor. It looks pretty easy but takes a little bit of time. You could make it this weekend and have it in time for all of those Halloween parties.
Here is a list of supplies you will need:
● Foam-core poster board or cardboard ● String and rope ● Duct tape ● Spray paint ● Green fabric ● Old short sleeved restaurant type shirt ● Leather ● Power tool to drill holes
In the video Erik shows you how to make the samurai armor step by step. He shows you how to make the robes the samurai wore under their armor and how to turn poster board into something that looks like metal. The samurai’s armor was made of layers of metal which is accomplished by weaving layers of the poster board together. Watch the video and find out how easy it is to make your own. Oh, and there are commercials. You can find his website on the video.
I have to admit it turned out great for a make-your-own costume. Thank you Erik for figuring out the steps so that anyone could make this. If you are making this for Halloween you better hurry, you have just one week left.
If you are looking for a cool Japanese helmet or an antique sword replica to go along with your costume try looking here Antique Swords and Samurai Armor.
Right now the Metropolitan Museum of Art has on display Japanese antique swords, samurai armor and more for the next couple of months. This is an awesome opportunity for children and connoisseurs of all ages to see this once in a life time exhibition. A samurai’s sword and armor were his most prized possessions. Many of the objects in this exhibition have rarely been brought out to view as well as having never left the county of Japan. This is truly a rare occasion to be able to see these elaborate helmets and the highly detailed art forms of the armor and swords. Along with viewing these magnificent works of art you will also learn a lot about Japanese history from 1156-1868.
Tell me what does this black-lacquered gusoku samurai armor remind you of? Darth Vader maybe?!
Photo – Photo: Sendai City Museum, Miyagi Prefecture
New York Times
“Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868” runs Oct. 21 through Jan. 10 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. If you can get a chance to go don’t miss this one!
In the cleaning of your Japanese antique swords you will find that you must have certain materials available. It is a good idea to lay them out in front of you before you start the process. Here is a list of the things you will need.
Oil
Cloth – to wipe the old oil and dirt off of the blade
Powder – this is to help remove the oil, this powder is called uchiko
Another cloth – this cloth will distribute the oil on the blade
Your antique swords will need to be oiled more frequently in damper regions or weather to maintain an excellent quality. In this video you will find this that cleaning your blades can be done in 6 basic steps.
The basics of these steps are:
Disassemble the sword
Wipe the blade
Tap on the blade distributing the powder (uchiko)
Wipe powder off
Disperse oil with cloth
And once again assemble back together
There are two side notes given to consider. If you follow tradition, every time you wipe the blade you will do it 3 times. And second, beware of fingerprints. Fingerprints left on the blade could possibly cause your blade to corrode. Rust is never a pretty site on your antique swords. Watching the process of cleaning is usually easier than just reading about it, so enjoy the video.
As you can see, it is not hard to clean your swords. You just want to make sure that you handle your swords properly so that there is no damage done to you or your swords. If you are interested in cleaning your own sword blades, you can find all of your supplies here Clean Your Japanese Antique Swords
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