I beg your patience as I seek more information and clarification. I have scoured the archives both here and on Tousando and looked at numerous references for...
Konechiwa, good gentles! In a previous response, I invoked the name of the bodhisattva 'Hotei', one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichi Fukujin) of Taoism. Since I...
Apologies if this information exist somewhere already.... What exactly needs to be modified from the Folkwear pattern to make a pre-1600 outfit? I have heard...
I searched the archives for information on mobakamas and found that most of the messages were 4-6 years old. I wondered if anybody might have new or more...
The following was ganked shamelessly from a post by Saiako-hime to the Tousando this morning. Roxanne [from Clan Yama Kaminari] developed a nice little handout...
Crossposted from the Tousando forum (original message by Ki no Kotori): "Potboiler Press now has a website where you can order their books (including Solveig's...
Greetings: My name is HL Uesugi Yamaneko. I live in Trimaris and am the Seneschal of the Shire of Amurgorod. I am a heavy weapons fighter and combat archer...
Greetings to the Hall! My name is Albrecht Waldfurster. I am a merchant burgher from the Hansa city of Köln. I traveled the Hansa trade routes in sturdy Hansa...
Reminder - Samurai Eye wants your photos of you in your stylin' Japanese threads. http://www.wodefordhall.com/samurai.htm Guidelines: Be sure to include your...
Deepest apologies for the repeat post. There was some evidence that my missives had been going astray, but apparently they were just delayed. It was my error...
I was wondering if anyone had any good sources on what a wedding ceremony for a period Samurai would have been like. Like the garb, rituals, etc. In Honor and...
Hi all, Out of curiousity, does anyone know of any extant examples of pre-Edo kamiko 'fabric' or lined garments? I've been able to find some vague information...
So it was suggested that I watch Samurai Banners, so I did. We rented it and watched it last night. I was very impressed. Not only did the female garb help...
Ok so recently started an asian household localy, we started with 4 members and now have over a dozen. So with this many members we have been thinking about...
I was looking up candies and sweets that could have been period for us and ran across, "Dragon Beard Candy", several sites say it is over 2000 years old. The...
How would you cook Japanese Eggplant? I am a fairly new homeowner and for my first attempt at gardening my purchases included what was sold(Home Depot) as...
Greetings Everybody, I've got a question. In armor terminology they are called "suneate." But what are the cloth ones worn for everyday wear called? Does...
Mina-tachi, I got this in my mail box (reprinted in it's entirety as requested/required), I was thinking, what if we made a "Known World Handbook project...
Hello List! Does anyone know of a source for plastic/fake Japanese medieval currency? I had dropped a line to J-List, but they have never gotten back to me. ...
Hi. I have just joined the group. The links suggest a wide base of interest. I'm trying to find the focus of the group, and the meaning of the acronym SCA. Can...
while talking with others Someone mentioned being like a 100 koku warrior bring that much military force to the kingdom's battles, but I can only find Koku as...
The power of denial By Bernard Faure dose anyone know if this is a good resource to use? and how do you know, if one knows nothing? what do u look for? May...
I was approached not long ago about teaching at Collegium Caidis the weekend of 9/19/09 (Torrance, CA). The reason I'm writing this has to do with my teaching...
Hi all, I'm trying to find out about the movements of Koreans (who were subsequently Christianised) in Japan during and after the Imjin/Seven Year war. So, I...
Hello (Japanese greetings are too time specific for me to feel the appropriate one), My name is Kinji, it really is my name especially since my more European...
... Coming this summer to San Francisco's Asian Art Museum: http://www.asianart.org/Samurai.htm "More than just warriors, Japanese samurai of the highest rank...
I thought that some of you might be interested in this. It will probably deal mostly with modern fashion, or at least fashion outside our period, but it still...
