Looking for a chidori jumanji yari

[kiku]

Hi members,

 

I am looking for chidori jumanji yari, like you can see in the picture. Please feel free to offer everything.

 

Best

 

Sebastian

[Bugyotsuji]

A very rare type of 十文字 Ju Mon Ji

 

Good luck Sebastian

[kiku]

Thanks for the wishes. I hope someone has some for sale.

[Ken-Hawaii]

My only advice is to get one in full polish. I tried for several years to find someone to polish my plain jumonji yari, but they all said it was too complex, & would take too long.

[Ted Tenold]

Finding someone to polish one is possible, but be prepared to pay multiples of the cost per inch ratio.  Most owners won't embrace that.  

[baldi1942]

made mistake - my reply is next 

[baldi1942]

I have one and great "mei" - it's in Japan now and has been polished and should be coming back soon (2yrs). 

polished thru Unique Japan but don't know who the polisher is/was.

mei toshogengon sama (tokugawa posthumous name) _ Daimei oite Osakajo Kawachi no Kami Monju Kanesada tsukuru kore. think it's a posthumous  dedication to Tokugawa. Kanesada is rated smith - this is the photos b4 polish. Not sure what papers it received either - these are not cheap if u can find them. I am not sure if these photos will show ? 

Tom W

 

 

 

 

[Ken-Hawaii]

Nice find, Tom. Looking forward to seeing the "After" photos. I'd also like to know who polished it, & the cost.

[baldi1942]

I asked Pablo of Unique-Japan "who polished it?"  but he does not know and said he goes thru a middleman - so ?? I first asked Jimmy Hayashi and a polisher in Japan but both turned me down and the Japanese polisher did not know of a polisher he could recommend.  The cost was little over $2000.  I've had the yari since the 80's and truthfully didn't pay much attention to it until I got to checking on these "chidori jumonji yari" and after realizing how rare they are and the inscription I decided to get it polished.  Hopefully it will be coming home soon. . 

tom W

[Ken-Hawaii]

So, $2000 for the polish?

[baldi1942]

yes

[Ken-Hawaii]

Can't wait to see the polished Jumonji! I was unsuccessful finding a polisher for mine, & quite trying years ago.

[baldi1942]

I have a video of the polished chidori yari as it was mailed to me by Pablo but how do I attach it to this forum ? 

tom w. 

[baldi1942]

Pablo informed me that it was not submitted to the last NBTHK shinsa but does have NTHK papers . it will be submitted in the Sept NBTHK shinsa !  another 6 month wait. oh well, can't do much anyway what with the corona.  just wear my mask and vegitate. 

tom w

[JakeNYC]

On 7/25/2020 at 8:22 AM, baldi1942 said:

I have a video of the polished chidori yari as it was mailed to me by Pablo but how do I attach it to this forum ? 

tom w. 

Upload the video to youtube and put the link in here. Would very much like to see it!

Also please let us know how well Unique Japan handles your shinsa job!

TY