"hokke" Wakizashi - Aoi Auction

[Ray Singer]

Just FYI, the wakizashi at auction below does not have Tokubetsu Hozon. I queried Tsuruta-san on this and the sword has only an internal (Aoi-Art) attribution to Hokke. The listing and auction page have not yet been updated to reflect the lack of a kanteisho. 

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/wakizashi-mumei-attributed-to-hokke

 

250,000 JPY would have been a very reasonable price for a flawless wakizashi with Tokubetsu Hozon, so just issuing this warning in case someone was planning to bid (as one individual already has).

 

Best regards,

Ray

[ggil]

Good work and thanks for looking out Mr. Singer.

[seattle1]

Hello:

 It seems that right and left hand at Aoi Arts are often quite disconnected, not by design but by the busyness of that small shop. I recently bought and paid for a sword that had only a Fujishiro origami, not a bad thing to have by any means, but eventually along comes the sword with an entirely unannounced and freshly minted Hozon paper, saying just the same thing of course. One never know.

 Arnold F.

[Ray Singer]

Yes, agreed and I am likewise sure these are unintentional errors. With Aoi it is always best to read through the descriptions very carefully and ask if anything looks off or has been expressed in a way that is not clear. Additional examples:

 

Ju-to listed on their auction page as a 'Dewa (no) Kami Masahiro' is of course actually a Yukihiro:

https://www.aoijapan.com/how-to-order/auction-list

 

Item 16629 listed as a Ko-Naminohira on the katana page is actually a Ko-Uda. The individual sword detail page was eventually corrected but the listing page is still incorrect.

https://www.aoijapan.com/japaneseswords/katana

[smicha6551]

Yes, one bidder already has...

 

Appreciate the heads up.

[smicha6551]

I was sucessful - I think I didn't do terribly.  My intention is to go through with the purchase, but request that the sword be submitted for Shinsa.

[ggil]

Nevermind

[Red Sun]

I was sucessful - I think I didn't do terribly.  My intention is to go through with the purchase, but request that the sword be submitted for Shinsa.

Thats a solid tight healthy blade - i suspect in more "traditional" koshirae it would have started at a higher price.

I personally wouldn't need more than AOI's estimation but either way enjoy - nice purchase 

[vajo]

The Koshirae reminds me on a modern SiFi style. I like it very much.

Very nice purchase!

[Stephen]

ok im fuzed Chris link me to modern sifi style

 

 

this one?

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/img/sword/2016/16642koshirae.jpg

Edited February 1, 2017 by Stephen

[smicha6551]

Its been a while, but the sword has come back from shinsa, Hozon token, attributed to Mihara.

[Ray Singer]

Then their attribution was not far off, Hokke and Mihara are both associated with sword production in Bingo. Was the attribution Mihara only (rather than Ko-Mihara or Sue-Mihara)? If just Mihara, this indicates Chu-Mihara and skews the sword a bit later than Aoi suggested, perhaps early Muromachi rather than Nambokucho. 

[smicha6551]

I don't have the paper in hand, but in the email only Mihara was mentioned. Once I have the paper I'd be more than glad to post it up.