WTB art katana from Mukansa smith

[terminus]

Looking to buy an art katana from a Mukansa Smith that meet these requirements:

 

-Must have bohi OR horimono

-Must be a katana

-Preferably made AFTER they were titled Mukansa

 

That’s pretty much it. If anyone is selling one please pm me.

[Gakusee]

May be he could split the daisho or you just go for both of them:

 

https://yuhindo.com/ono-yoshimitsu-daisho/

[terminus]

Yea I’ve seen those for awhile. Really top examples of Mukansa work but out of my budget. I’m in the 7-15k usd range atm.

[lonely panet]

contact Mal Cox,

 

he was selling 1 just a few months ago.

hes a member here

[terminus]

contact Mal Cox,

 

he was selling 1 just a few months ago.

hes a member here

Hmmm I can’t find him or his thread.

[Brian]

Think this is his site: http://www.users.on.net/~coxm/
And his profile: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/user/1278-mecox/

[Gakusee]

Have you checked this one out?

 

http://iidakoendo.com/6866/

[terminus]

Have you checked this one out?

 

http://iidakoendo.com/6866/

Wow, that site has some very high-end blades and tosogu. The tosogu in their shop are incredible. 

 

If that blade had a bohi I would have bought it in a heartbeat. 

[Gakusee]

Iida family are a 4 gen dealer family. They are in the uppermost echelon of sword dealers in Japan.

[Ken-Hawaii]

If you haven't found a blade yet, check out https://www.tsuruginoya.com/artwork.html They have a number of Mukansa-level blades listed.

[drjoe]

so close... but no horimono/hi -- surprised this one hasn't sold yet:
 

https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/19139.html
 

another one with no horimono/hi:
 

https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/19109.html
 

here's are two by yoshindo and shoji yoshihara that should meet your criteria:

 

https://www.aoijapan.com/tachi-yoshindo-mukansa-swordsmith/

https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-showa-hinoetatsu-toshi-hachi-gatsu-kichi-jitsu-musashi-koku-ju-yoshihara-souji-saku-kore/
 

you could also talk to joe k. (swordguyjoe)... he might know of some ikkansai shigemasa blades out there -- not hard to find ones with horimono





 

[drjoe]

another really nice one by shoji:

 

https://www.toukenkomachi.com/index_en_tachi&katana_A090818.html

[terminus]

Thanks guys! yea I always survey those sites daily. There's always Mukansa swords out there but it's actually really difficult to find one sword with ALL these attributes:

 

-Katana shape (so not a tachi)
and
-Bohi (horimono a big plus)

and

-Sword made after the becoming Mukansa (not 100% must but would prefer it)

and

-7k to 15k USD range. 

 

Strangely 3+ years ago it was pretty easy to find a sword with all these characteristics but now a lot harder.