James, check the link and you find a picture of Mike Quigley. It is collection history, thought its interesting to see his ( FORMER ) items on the auction.
Best
Hi Alex, this is the Katana
SHOJI CHIKUZEN DAIJO TAIKEI FUJI NAOTANE (KAO)
Tenpo, Ni-Nen Chushun ( Tenpo 2 year, mid spring 1831 )
Nagasa: 2 Shaku, 2 Sun, 9 Bu, 5 Rin ( 69,54 cm )
Sori: 5 Bu ( 1,52 cm )
Think would be interested analyseing a shinshinto Naotane, but more relevance in analyseing a koto blade ..??
Does a collector fear that investigation..?
May be a bavarian collector are willing to test his koto sword in Garching.
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Giordy, I was the first one to go off topic, so no problem. I do not see the loss of human kantei/shinsa culture, only the high end items will have a neutron tomographie and the human shinsa.
So the juyo and upper classes will be more expensive, but seller and buyer got an fantastic sword history without „bleeding or destroying“ the blade.
Best
PS: try to get more info about the costs..
Hi Patricius, do not know prices but for any high end sword, why not checking it this way..
Best Peter
ps. Never heard the name Patricius..congrats for that not boring name like Peter.