ajustice83

I'm probably going to pull this for now. Had a few inquiries and a few very lowball offers. Fortunately the need to sell financially is a bit lessened for me right now.

Very solid, no wiggle. There is definitely room floating around the nakago, the tsuba does not make any harsh contact steel to steel, but the thickness was exact compared to the original tsuba. No movement at all up and down.

The "crap" tsuba is Japanese sourced. Ukigumo themed matching the silver fuchi and kashira. Replaced it because I preferred it to the plain tsukashi tsuba it had before, which was also modern made, not antique.

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Polished in Japan. Some of my details are likely off due to Google translate (Japanese seller) but i saved the info I was sent after purchasing. "Characteristics: Hizen Province Omi DajJjo Fujiwara Tadayoshi is the son of Tadayoshi lI1 and his real name is Gensuke Hashimoto. He was excellent in his skill and in the 13th year of the Genroku era, he was awarded the title of Omi Daijo. He inscribed Omi Daijo Fujiwara Chukichi, Hizen Province Omi Daijo Fujiwara Chukichi, etc. Tadayoshi IV, his father, Tadayoshi llI died prematurely in the third year of Jokyo, when Tadayoshi IV was nineteen lyears old. I learned. For this reason, many of his works are similar to those of Tadahiro I1. There are also works that are thought to be his second generation works. The 4th 0mi Daijo adayoshi lived a long life and died at the age of 80 on September 9, 1944. It is a recommended swing that has been polished |and is in good condition."

I am more than happy to be incorrect in this case. Corrected to Tokubetsu Hozon

Habaki is solid, not foiled. Koshirae is modern, cast silver. All fittings are modern. The tsuba looks like chemically aged steel, the menuki are similar to ones sold through Namikawa Heibei which are silver plated in gold.

Edit: Tokubetsu Hozon level papers, picture attached. Needed to dig images out of my laptop

Better pictures. In person shots just for proof of ownership.

I do not know who polished it unfortunately, other than the nakago photo on the papers shows some oxides near the munemachi that are no longer present.

Had to create a new account, old one locked behind an email address i cant access. People know me from other websites, Aaron Justice. 4th generation Tadayoshi with NBTHK papers. Recently polished. Fitted with a new dragon tsuba recently. Gorgeous blade, had it for a few years but finances dictate something needs to move. Full polish. Choji hamon. Silver habaki, silver fuchi and kashira. All dragon/ukigumo themed. Has a shirasaya. Fits a bit tight at the habaki, might have shrunk a bit in storage. And NBTHK papers. 69cm nagasa, 3.2cm motohaba, 2.35cm sakihaba. 7.5mm thick. 1.1cm sori. Dated 1688. Looking for $7500 shipped and insured in the US. Pictures to follow, in person shots and studio shots.