GOOD SHINTO WAKIZASHI SIGNED IN FULL BY NOBOYUKI WITH KIKIUMON IN SHIRASAYA WITH FULL MOUNTS.

This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/8/2018

The 21" blade with extremely active, almost sudare type temper line in tang with seven character signature and finely cut kikiumon. One home, uncut, with perfect patination. The blade in full polish with no flaws other than one very minor ware high in the shinogi does not detract. Soft metal mounts comprising fujikashura with shakudo nanako dragons, shakudo dragon menuki, soten style tsuba, and polished black lacquer scabbard with raised gold Tokugawa mon. CONDITION: Mounts are good overall, tsuba appears to have gold paint rather than gilding. CORRECTION: This lot includes two documents: (A) NBTHK "Kantei-sho" Certificate and (B) Sword registration issued by Fukushima Prefecture Board of Education. An excellent samurai sword with Tang signed Kikumon Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Nobutoshi. Era Mid Edo Period (about 337 years old). Sword registration issued by Yokyo Prefecture Board of Education. Dated 1952 (copy) (original shall be returned to the local authority). "Daimyo" Registration: This sword was registered in 1952, the initial year that the current sword registration system started in Japan. Such swords, which were registered in a few years after the system started, are called "Daimyo" (feudal lord) registration swords as it was Daimyo or other Daimyo-like wealthy families who owned many precious swords and were asked by the Japanese government to register their swords in the early stage of the newly introduced registration system to familiarize it to the society. Accordingly, there are many precious swords in the Daimyo registration swords, and many collectors prefer them. This blade was signed by Yamashiro no Kami Fujiwara Nobutoshi, who was a very famous sward maker in period Tenna 1681-1684. The emperor of Japan hired him to make Japan’s sword for the emperor and members of the royal family. The emperor of Japan ranted him the right to use 16 petals chrysanthemums as symbol. He was also awarded the highest rank of the sword maker. The blade is finely polished and is in excellent condition. The blade is well forged and has nice forging grains. The blade is attested by NBTHK, the most prestigious non-profit sword organization in Japan, in separate certificates. The original NBTHK certificate comes with. The blade: Status is Tokubetsu-Kicho (????, i.e. specially precious). Dated: MAR.24.2017 with #1006922. Hamon temper lines are active and beautiful. Boshi head lines are clear and beautiful. Koshirae mountings are artistic and beautiful. (dragon). The black lacquered Saya has the family crests of the daimyo family of Tokugawa clan, known as Mitsuba-aoi, painted in gold. The Tokugawa clan (Tokugawa-shi or Tokugawa-uji) was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. Thus it can be proved that its owner is a member of this illustrious family. He was a daimyo or an upper-class warrior. Katana Tsuba is a SUPERB signed Tsuba. Signature: Soheishi Nyudo SOTEN-Tsukuru. Material: Iron, Silver, Gold Total length: 86cm Cutting edge length: 54cm Total weight: 1074g