A Tokubetsu Yoshimasa Katana

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A beautiful signed Tokubetsu papered Yoshimasa Katana in full polish. It comes with 4 x certificates. Blade is certified NBTHK Tokubetsu certificate and 3 NTHK-NPO Kantesisho authenticity certifikates for the Koshirae, Fuchi-Kashira and Tsuba

SKU: JJ-0501

Description

Here is a classic Edo period (Kanbun 1661-1673) curvy Katane by Yoshimasa. He was originally of the Noshu Seki Zenjo school. His common name was Tanaka Genzaburo, and he also produced in Tosa province. The bright flowing hamon shows good clean consistency, as sign of top quality work. Notice the lovely dark swirl-pattern in the jihada, knowns as chikei.

The beautiful Edo-period koshirae features battling samurai during the famous Gempei war with a tribute to their workmanship skills in form of arrow and feather depictions on the Tsuba and fuchi-kashirae.

The sword is certified NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon for the blade and three NTHK-NPO Kantesisho authenticity certifikates for the Koshirae, Fuchi-Kashira and Tsuba.

Sword was aquired from Unique Japan to the owner in Denmark ten years ago, have been very well taken care of, stored in safe and in smoke free environment. Sword have not been announced online, as is was bought directly from Pablo with communication and ordering.

Price is same as owner bought the sword for 10 years ago. Condition is mint and is as it was received from Japan. Sword is in my possession and ready to ship.

Photos are primarily scans from the booklet that came with the sword. Please let me know if you have questions or wish additional pictures.

Swordsmith:
Kozuke no Suke Minamoto Yoshimasa

Measurements:
Lenght: 69.0 cm (ubu nakago
Curvature: 1.8 cm
Moto-haba: 3.0 cm

Jihada:
Ko-itame with chikei

Hamon:
Notare and ko-gunome with togari, sunagashi and kinsen

Certificate #1:
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon (a sword designated as a sword of Especially Worthy of Preservation by the Preservation of Japanese Art Sword)

Certificate #2-4:
NTHK-NPO Kanteisho (a koshirae, fuchi-kashira and tsuba all designated as Authentic by the Society of the Japanese Sword)

Fujishiro:
Cho-josaku (ranked as an above average swordsmith)

Asaemon:
Wazamono (ranked as a maker of sharp swords)

Included:
Shirasaya, Edo koshirae, fabric bags, booklet, description
Please be aware stand and DVD is not included

Shipping:
Free of charge

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I will ship worldwide (from Denmark). Shipping method is recommended express mail. All items will always be packed very secure and well, using good packing materials. Package will be labeled with sales value and described as f.ex. ”Antique Japanese Tsuba, +100 yo” for customs declaration. Items will usually ship out within 2-5 days. Swords will be longer, as it needs export papers. Shipping cost as standard is not incl. insurrance. Please let me know if you wish to have insured shipping and I will calculate and charge for this manually. Once shipped, you will receive tracking number for your reference. Import, duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are buyers responsibility. According to your country, you may be billed charges when item is delivered. Please check with your countrys customs office to determine what these costs will be prior to buying.

Are returns accepted?

No. Its solely private sale of collection and once paid for the item, I do not accept returns. Please judge from the pictures, which are made with my best effort. Actually you can expect the item to look even better in hand than pictured. I will gladly send you more pictures if desired. Just let me know.

Do you buy or trade?

In general no. I am only selling out from the inventory of old long-time collection and dont buy new items for the purpose of re-stock and selling. in rare cases it can happen that I am open to trades, if there is something that I really, really like and wish to keep. And on the condition we can make a mutual and fair agreement, that we both are happy with.