Re: [sumo] FAKE Tegata and Ohinode

[Babanoshuzan@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/1/2003 7:44:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
artist@aloha.net writes:

> On 8/1/03 2:50 AM, "JOHN GUNNING" <gunningjohn@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >yes the printed ones don't have these. however neither do all originals.
> >unless you know what a sekitoris stamp looks like it could be anyone who
> >made it but i have never heard of or seen a fake. thankfully its not
> >something that happens.
> >>
> 
> 
> NEWS FLASH
> 
> There are fake tegata. 

 
I beg to differ here.  I have original tegata by Kaiho and Ohinode (who is 
retired and enjoying life fishing).  Neither bears the stamp; however, they were 
both given to me by a VERY reliable source (read: someone very important in 
the sumo community).  I also have two Asashoryu tegata that he, personally, 
gave to me.  One was made, in May 2002, in a red handprint, the other just this 
year, as a yokozuna, with a black handprint.  The red handprint does not have 
the stamp, the black, has two.  

As an aside, I think it was last September, when I partook of some sashimi 
personally caught by the former Ohinode. I don't remember what it was, obviously 
a tuna-like fish, perhaps Marlin.  He had literally caught the fish the day 
before.  I've had so-called "fresh" sashimi before, but NOTHING ever tasted as 
soft and tender as Ohinode's fresh catch.

Baba-someone






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