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$4200. Free shipping in Cont. USA

Hi Hoshi Just posted this a few days ago and it lookslike it might fit your 2nd criteria. https://www.ebay.com/itm/136668151875

Bump and a price reduction to $4500 usd Found something I liked so trying to move this sooner than later. Offers welcome Thank you -Kevin

Hi Maxime The polish was a shiage togi which is just the finishing stage. ( jizuya / hadori/ nugui ) This removes any superficial micro scratches and fixes any discoloration and the pervious hadori which was very thick and obstructive. ( common in many blades in hadori kesho finish nowdays ) The blade weighs the same both before and after down to 1000th of a gram. It would take an insane amount of shiage togi before any change could be measured let alone alter the motokasane/sakikasane

Additional photos prior to shipping from the polisher

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏 much appraciated

Type : Katana in Shirasaya Ubu Mei : Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku Dated Eisho 10 ( 1514 ) Papered : NBTHK Hozon Ngasa: 69.7cm (-尺三寸) Sori 2.4cm Moto-Haba 3.3cm Saki-Haba 2.0cm MotoKasane 0.56cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.75cm Saki-Kasane 0.55cm Kissaki-Chou 3.1cm Nakago-Chou 17.0cm Weight 702g Hamon: Suguha Jihada : Itame, mokume Sword Location : USA Payment Methods Accepted : venmo, Paypal Price and Currency : $4800.00 USD Accepting offers as well Free shipping for USA . Will ship overseas if possible A beautiful Sue Bizen katana by Kiyomitsu in new polish by Woody Hall. Kiyomitsu blades dating to the Eisho era are very rare as there was only one Kiyomitsu recorded in that era. Please see the photo from Sesko s record. The original dealer posting and description can be found here: https://eirakudo.shop/018294 Please let me know anytime if more you wish to have additional photos of any part of the blade Thank you -Kevin

Hello, been looking for a Kongo Hyoe katana for some time. Specifically an ubu preferably signed from the muromachi. Thank you

Regarding the blade and polish if the topic isnt too far gone. Personally, I never consider resale or financial equation when it comes to sending a blade for polish. It is true that you ll almost never recover the cost of the polish in added value to the blade. The polish is for my own enjoyment of the blade and satisfaction of seeing it restored to it s maximum potential. And also, you would be astounded at what a good polisher can do to blade that may seem too far gone. So if you love the blade and would like to have it restored, by all means send it in and have it evaluated and polished. All that matters in collecting is how much YOU like the blade and want to invest. I believe the creation of nihonto is a sacred process and in a perfect world, every blade should find an owner willing to restore/preserve it. Every single blade I ve sent in for polish would be considered a waste of money by the standards of many ( most ) on here but it s honestly some of the best money I ve ever spent.

Hello , still working on boshi identification and was wondering if anyone knew what to call this on a newly aquired blade ( Ko-Kongo Hyoe ) Hakikakke ?

The nakago might have been cleaned a while ago but might be Muromachi. Hard tell with the old polish but looks like a solid sturdy blade

My purchases is somewhat backward. My first nihonto is still today my favorite and most cherished piece. And most expensive as well I fell in love with Kiyomitsu and my first prurchase was a Tokubetsu Hozon "Bizen Koku Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu". Was a bit more than I wanted to spend but I had to have it. 70cm and a very heavy 850gram. Had shiage togi done by the great Woody Hall and it s even better than it was. Found another one earlier this year . A Hozon "Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu" dated Eisho 10 . Lovely blade but nowhere near the raw quality of the 1st one. I look through the net for Kiyomitsu almost everyday and Eisho 10 is the earliest I ve ever seen. So naturally as Kiyomitsu collector, I had to have it. Currently with Woody Hall for Shiage Togi. My Latest which is still with Aoi and waiting export is Tokubetsu Hozon Ko-Kongo Hyoe. One of my absolute favorite school. Even with suriage it is personally the most beautiful blade I ve even seen on Aoi. So I absolutely had to have it. Dont really care much about resale. They are from the smith/school I love and in my price range so thats all I care about

The Connoisseurs Book of the Japanese Sword Amazing book that I keep going back to all the time for reference. It s a great read but you ll never absorb all of it. It s a great book to use for reference when you find a blade from a particular school / smith and want more info

I always have and will respect Rayhans input whenever I post on here but I think the mumei/suriage guideline can be specific to what the collector is interested in. I particularly fall into this category. While mumei/Ubu is always prioritized, many of the school/smiths I want to collect will be mumei/suriage when its early muromachi ( Kongo Hyoe, Sue Bizen, Naminohira, Mihara, Hokke, any smiths connected to temples ). On a side note,I firmly believe Sue Bizen should always be signed ( even better if dated ) And many blades by buddhist smith will be mumei even if ubu and is not a guage of quality in any way. This is mainly due to the buddhist beliefs ideals against egoism and respecting the sword. Many begining ( and old ) collectors tend to fall in line and get comfortable with a narrow way of thinking( I was 100% one of them ). This is only natural as we are bound to become more comfortable with what we most familiar with. I believe open mindedness and pushing past our own bias is essential in appreciating this art more so than others. There s an almost infinite different paths to take in this hobby with a near infinite amounts of knowledge. Saddly we will all only live enough to touch a fraction of it

I ve bought swords from Aoi and they take 4 to 6 weeks for the permit. But I ve also bought from Touken Komachi and they have always had it ready in 2 weeks.