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Lee, following your passion is always a path through uncertainty. Building a collection can be quite fatalistic. Kind regards

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Thank you, Matsunoki. Unfortunately we have to pay 21% of the declared value, too, when we import items from countries outside the EU. The custom office here in Germany is also very horrible to deal with. I think these issues are known all over the world. Kind regards Stefan

I don’t buy it from the smith, so I didn‘t pay the price Yasumune wanted to get. My point is that you get a high quality tachi for little money, because it is a shinsakuto. -Stefan

Chris, when you look at regular shinsakuto, you will notice that my asking price is more than fair. Especially because it is an art sword in prestine polish made for a prominent sumo wrestler. In addition you won’t find blades made in the WW2 era with such a sugata for less than 10k. If you look into older periods, you will notice that you can’t purchase antique swords in near mint condition for something below 3k. The exceptions are swords without papers, which could be gimei.

Well, I spoke in general about current behavior on the market for nihonto. I know a lot of collectors, who tell me the same thing. A large part of the blades, which were offered for sale remains unsold for a long time, because nobody makes reasonable offers. It seems the majority of customers only want to spend around 50% of the real value. I don’t speak about lower quality pieces. I refer myself to solid quality pieces in near mint condition. Finally I don‘t blame anyone here in person. I only speak about general tendencies, which cause damage to the whole nihonto community.

Lee, the blade resides in Germany. Everyone loves this tachi, but nobody has the money to buy it… They prefer to buy garbage on ebay for 3k or more. It is a shame that I have not received a reasonable offer for this sword in the last weeks. Greed and stinginess everywhere.

I reduce the price again. The new asking price is 2800€.

The last price reduction: 3000€ I paid far more than this.

As far as I know, it received a tokubetsu hozon certificate, which also confirmed the authenticity of the cutting test. The Masayuki only fails to get juyo at the previous shinsa. I hope I summarize the content of this thread correctly. -Stefan

The new asking price is 3300€.

This new link should show the actual listing. Sorry for the inconvenience. All the best Stefan https://www.ebay.de/itm/225178518984?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=707-127634-2357-0&ssspo=aj6v6l0tQNq&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=xsWXbJMcQmW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

The Okimasa shingunto katana with the rare Kazuyuki mei is still available. Look at the above link to Matt Jarrell‘s listing. The asking price was reduced.

Still available. The next owner will be more than pleased with this great tachi.

No problem. I am still open for reasonable offers.

The weight of the bare blade is 850 grams. The weight in shirasaya is 1135 grams. The balance is very good. The utility aspect as a weapon is also given. This is not very often seen in swords made after WW2.

The new asking price is 3600€ obo.

Gentlemen, I have to correct my listing. This particular Yasumune is not related to the yasukuni shrine. I apologize for the misinformation. Anyway this tachi is really gorgeous and a joy for any nihonto enthusiast. PS: This smith also has the mei Chikuzen Ju Yamaguchi Yasumune. The new price is 3700€ obo

My name is Stefan.

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Gents, I am pleased to offer a beautiful and flawless gendaito tachi made by the late Yasukuni shrine smith Osaki Yasumune in 1978. I purchased this great sword not long ago from Grey Doffin. Unfortunately I have to part with it, because off personal reasons. You can find the former listing on Grey‘s website. Here are the information about the sugata: Nagasa: 79,5cm Sori: 2,8cm Motohaba: 3,4cm Motokasane: 0,8cm Sakihaba: 2,1cm Sakikasane: 0,55cm Nakago Nagasa: 20,6cm Overall in Shirasaya: 110,5cm The mei reads: Chikuzen Ju Yasumune Saku. Showa Go Ju San Nen San Gatsu Hi ( a day in March 1978 ) Besides there is a soemei, that translate as: Owned by Masuiyama Daishiro. He was a sumo wrestler born in 1948, who achieved the second highest rank of Ouzeki. It is a long tradition in Sumo to offer fine swords to the stars of the sport. This Tachi is constructed in shinogi zukuri and has a strong koshi zori. It has a iore mune and also a chu kissaki. Both sides of the blade have a bohi. The hada of the sword is a fine, tight ko itame hada. The hamon is a suguba made of small choji gunome, nioi guchi with fine nie and subtle hataraki throughout. The boshi is a slightly swept o maru with a short kaeri. The Yasumune comes in a well made shirasaya and has a gold foil single habaki. The blade is flawless and has a quality Japanese polish. Although this sword was made long after WW2, it is made with the same characteristics as the swords made in the Yasukuni shrine during the war. The Tachi is in Germany, but I offer international shipping with DHL premium. My asking price is 3900€ obo.

Dear members, Matt Jarrell is currently auctioning my Tsukamoto Kazuyuki katana for me on ebay. If there are still gendaito collectors interested in owning a premium special order Okimasa katana with a very rare alternative mei, I would recommend to visit the auction and bid for it. All the best Stefan https://www.ebay.com/itm/225149565850

Hello George, thank you very much for the oshigata. I have currently a Tsukamoto Kazuyuki katana for sale. David Flynn asked me to get the shown page from the book „100 years of gendaito“ translated, because I show this particular page as a proof that Kazuyuki was a former mei of Tsukamoto Okimasa. I am always thankful to learn more about one of my favorite smiths. All the best Stefan

Hello Steve, thank you very much for the translation. The question about Okimasa‘s former mei was discussed in the past in other threads, so the given information will give some more light in Okimasa’s biography. All the best Stefan