Shimazu Family Jûyô Bijûtsûhin Akihiro

[Ray Singer]

An update from the Dai Token Ichi by Adrian Schlemmer.

 

"LOST TREASURE SWORD SOLD AT DTI. As some of you know my Sydney Token Kai website has a list of lost treasure swords that disappeared shortly after the end of World War 2. One of these swords an important Akihiro wakizashi belonging to the Shimazu clan was recently found hanging on a wall for 40 years in the USA. It re-surfaced to much excitement and it now has a new home to a wealthy Japanese collector and is back in Japan. The ticket price was $420,000 in Australian dollars, the sale price is not disclosed. Here I am examining its beauty before it disappears again from public view. Thank you to my friend Robert Hughess for allowing me the honour to carefully handle it and photograph it. Congratulations to the new owner!"

[Ray Singer]

https://www.nihonto.com/soshu-akihiro-%E7%9B%B8%E5%B7%9E%E7%A7%8B%E5%BA%83/

[lonely panet]

its truly amazing that its survived to be that good looking, after 800 years plus    wish my wife looked as good as she did at 21 

[mywei]

Wow what a find!

[Bazza]

its truly amazing that its survived to be that good looking, after 800 years plus    wish my wife looked as good as she did at 21 

Do you, Hamfish san??  You cheeky sausage!!!

 

BaZZa.

[Blazeaglory]

EBay?

[Katsujinken]

Is this the same Akihiro blade that was made available for study to NBTHK members in San Francisco last year? That was a real treat.

[Ray Singer]

Yes, it is the same sword.

[Pete Klein]

Ray - do you know if by any chance this sword was at the Tampa show a number of years ago?  I remember there was some commotion going on about something very important which several of the 'big guys' were interested in.

[vajo]

Fantastic. A treasure is a treasure. Very nice that this sword find its way home.

[Ray Singer]

Yes this is the same sword which showed up in Tampa in 2014 and which was discussed here on this board.

[Ray Singer]

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/13632-tampa-2014-report/?fromsearch=1

[Pete Klein]

OK - thanks.  As you know I do not 'follow' swords but I remember several dealers running around sweating a lot...!  lol

[Ray Singer]

This was the previous discussion about the Akihiro.

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/13632-tampa-2014-report/?fromsearch=1&fbclid=IwAR3gaUF-CS9Iwhxs1cPzJtfz0So-Vnh7y0Uy9xWqhNNkG-Yk_n6g2kKGfKs

[Jamie]

It’s incredible

The hitatsura is so subtle and natural