What a history

mariusgmioc · 21st September 2017, 07:08 AM

The history is fascinating but the dagger doesn't appear to live to it.

I find extremely strange that a Japanese shogun will present a foreign dignitary with an Indian dagger.

Why not a Katana or a Tanto. Why not a Japanese fan with cranes a Mt. Fuji, why not some Japanese Maki-e or some Satsuma/Arita/Kutani ceramics?

Japanese are deservingly proud of their arts and crafts, so again, why present a foreign dignitary with an Indian dagger?!

21st September 2017, 07:08 AM	#7
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	The history is fascinating but the dagger doesn't appear to live to it. I find extremely strange that a Japanese shogun will present a foreign dignitary with an Indian dagger. Why not a Katana or a Tanto. Why not a Japanese fan with cranes a Mt. Fuji, why not some Japanese Maki-e or some Satsuma/Arita/Kutani ceramics? Japanese are deservingly proud of their arts and crafts, so again, why present a foreign dignitary with an Indian dagger?! Last edited by mariusgmioc; 21st September 2017 at 06:37 PM.