bigjohnshea

Is anyone else interested in single volumes?

still available

phenomenal books, don't be afraid to make offers

Always open to offers

Cheers

Tokubetsu Juyo and Juyo Token Nado Zufu Bound Editions

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all well.

I have a number of volumes of Tokubetsu Juyo and Juyo Token Nado Zufu available. 

The Tokubetsu Juyo Token books I have are:

Showa 58, 60, 62

Heisei 1, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16

The Juyo Token books I have are:

Heisei 6 through Heisei 16

I would prefer not to split these series up, but if you are interested in individuals please let me know. If I get enough interest in individual volumes or pairs, etc. then I may be willing to split them up. Individually I would want 150$/ book plus shipping for the Juyo books and 200$/book for the Toku Juyo books. Open to offers on multiples.

If anyone wants a whole series of books we can discuss a deal. 

They are all in good useful condition. No considerable damage or writing in any of them. 

Depending on what is being purchased, shipping international may be impractical. I am in Minnesota.

Cheers!

sold

pending

Motivated seller.

Reducing to 2800$

Please make offers on this delightful blade. Look at that billowing hamon. 🙂

Forgot to add that I will donate 5% of the sale price to NMB. 🙂

Koto Soshu School Tanto/Wakizashi

Tanto/Wakizashi
Ubu
Mumei

Koto era (Tenbun or earlier)

Nagasa 12.47"

Papers:
Honami Koryo appraisal paper (comes with blade)

NTHK-NPO worksheet scan (papers were lost by last owner)

Mount:
Shirasaya (nice shirasaya but no functional habaki, had a wood habaki at one point which the previous owner mistreated and is now broken, will send it if you want the piece I have of it.)

Features:

Shinogizukure, mitsumune, tanagobara nakago

Gunome, Gunome togare, Choji, Nie deki, Mokume, itame, jinie, chikei

Flaws: 

Some small areas polished beyond jacket steel, but nothing that would hold it back from passing a shinsa.

Location: 

USA, will ship worldwide if buyer pays

Payment Methods Accepted: 

Zelle, Paypal, Venmo

Price and Currency: $2950 US 

Open to offers!

Not open to trade or lay away at this time

Other Description: This is a very appreciable Soshu school tanto/wakizashi with two notable attributions. One by Honami Koryo to Soshu Hiromitsu. One by Miyano Sensei to Soshu Sukemune in Tenbun. I have never owned a papered blade by either of those smiths so my only comparisons are from reference books and online resources. There's a good argument to be made either way when comparing the blade to those attributions, though it would be foolish (in this day and age) to claim in a sale that this is Soshu Hiromitsu without an NBTHK paper agreeing with you.

As you can tell there is some really nice work in the blade, though marred by slight over polishing in a few areas where jacket steel has been lost. The hamon is active and full. Regardless of the lack of accoutrements (no habaki, no koshirae, etc.) this is an attractive Koto Soshu school blade offered at an entry level price for someone to study and enjoy.

Do not be afraid to make offers. Anyone who has worked with me in the past knows I am not overly tied to the price. 

Cheers!

Anyone interested in oshigata of unobtainable masterworks? 

110$/book is a good drop 

Can maybe do a bit better if buying multiples

always open to offers

Hello Everyone,

I have books 3, 4, 5, and 7 of Tokubetsu Juyo Token Nado Zufu available individually.

In very good useful condition.

Asking 125$ shipped domestic USA for each book. Can ship outside USA but will cost extra. 

Cheers!

sent you a pm

Now on hold pending completion of lay-away.

Cheers!