Horikawa Kunihiro

[peterd]

Hi guys, can any one tell me why Nihonto.com have a Horikawa Kunihiro wak  for $6450.

I have seen a tanto go for £50 000.00

Thanks  Peter

[hxv]

Mumei?

 

Hoanh

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hello, I believe the answers to your question can all be found in Fred's detailed write up.

[Ray Singer]

As Hoanh said, being mumei of course has impact on value. If this sword were ubu and signed (it already appears to be ubu) then the chances are that it would be Tokubetsu Hozon or higher and would have a accordingly higher sale price. Although it is mumei it is nice to see that there are three attributions all going to Kunihiro (shumei, Tanobe-sensei and the NBTHK). It appears to be a very beautiful sword, and was a rare opportunity to get an authenticated example by this Saijo smith at such a reasonable price point.

 

Best regards

Ray

[Darcy]

It was priced dead on and is no bargain. Perception of a bargain means that someone doesn't understand the massive deval that comes with mumei Shinto state. So the reason why it's so cheap is not a mystery. It's not cheap it's just right and a signed one is by far preferred in the market that the price is a high multiple. Failure to understand this is a big problem.

 

Buy a gold coin for 2k and yeah you got an expensive one. Buy a potato at $50 and you sir are the one who really bought the expensive thing. Put them side by side and the potato is more expensive than the coin. People will burst it off and go ahh it's just 50 who cares. Then repeat the logic 20 times. Next thing you know they have 2000 worth of potatoes good for a family meal. No value. Bad grasp of math, economics and risk. The guy with the 2k gold coin still has gold. Value goes up and down but he doesn't have to eat it.

 

Study study study.