JakeNYC

Torokusho

Hi everyone - I have a tanto for sale. ***Please click on pictures for full resolution*** It is Tokubetsu Hozon, with a 20.6CM nagasa, and signed by Bizen Omiya Morishige. $8500 (shipping in USA included) The hakogaki adds intrigue to the package by stating that this has been "handed down" ("den rai") within the Sanada family. Yes, that one. Full clarity: I've already checked with the Sanada museum, and am happy to provide the results of that exchange with you; long story short, their records do not have a Bizen Omiya Morishige tanto- however- their records are not complete, and this is something that the museum itself conveyed to me in our correspondence. Further research would be needed to attempt to verify the hakogaki stating that this is den rai Sanada. I will say however, that the hakogaki is from a time when Kanzan was interviewing Daimyo families and checking out their collections (1960s). It also has an earlier torokusho. The koshirae features the Rokumonsen and Karigane (Wild Goose) of the Sanada. The blade is elegant, with a bright nioi-based hamon in gently undulating, nearly symmetrical gunome-midare; what one would expect of the Soshu-influenced Bizen style of this period. The sayagaki states that this is the elusive Nanbokucho Morishige. Not many oshigata exist of his signature. The NBTHK did not state "Nanbokucho" on the kanteisho, however there is a daito with this designation on a 2016 Tokubetsu Hozon kanteisho that has a similar hamon. I can provide pictures of this for you to reference. My research indicates that later generations of Morishige in this tradition gravitated toward choji and togari in their hamon. This does not have that. Feel free to message me if you have any questions or would like more specific pictures Thanks for looking Jake

This is sold. Thank you

Kind of weird to have things go in for shinsa in June, and then I'm told the items won't be returned until maybe October? Anybody else told that?

I would say pay a bit more and get something with new NBTHK papers... This is sketchy

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1500 for something decent with good nbthk papers is .... impossible

Nanbokucho ^ bump

Still can't really see the hamon that well. Thanks for trying to get more pictures of it. How about under bright sunlight or under a bright light? Let the light reflect down the blade and then try to capture it

Great setup! Can we see closeups of the hamon?

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Need a much clearer picture of the certificate than that. Didn't know Japanese Army made gunto for kikuchi yari (lol)

Anything ever come of this?

Still available but likely selling offsite soon

Bump

A full length oshigata will be provided to the buyer, on Kakejiku scroll for display

8500 + shipping from NYC Please click on photos individually to see them in high resolution--- 76CM Nagasa (29.9") NBTHK Hozon 2009 and Kanzan Sayagaki to Ko-Fujishima Nanbokucho Period (1300s) KIRIKOMI battle scar, where an opponent's blade cut through the original owner's tsuka Kamakura Sugata with Ko-Kissaki, big size and deep sori 2.8CM Sori (deep curvature) 3.05CM Motohaba (w. Funbari) 6.8MM Motokasane 16MM Sakikasane (Ko-Kissaki) Ko-Kissaki w. Yakizume boshi (fully intact and original) Itame-Masame hada, with O-hada; dark steel, indicative of Kaga province Kanzan sayagaki reads: 古藤島 Ko-Fujishima 但大磨上無銘也 It is osuriage and mumei 南北朝期傑之一 A master work from the Nanbokucho period 刃長貳尺五寸二分有之 The blade’s length is 2-shaku, 5-sun (76CM) 昭和庚戌年初冬吉日 Showa kanoe-inu year (1970), a lucky day in early winter 寒山誌 Kanzan wrote

Not exactly sure what the deal is with this