Astonishing.........

[takakage]

Well, seller says Hiro hito gift for a french consul (of course) for the cheap price of 5000 euros.......

 

http://www.naturabuy.fr/Magnifique-exce ... 90198.html

 

Have a nice day.

[Marius]

Gosh, what rubbish. People will say anything to sell stuff. BTW, I have a Masamune blade, only $700

 

Now, seriously - posting such ridiculous ads is somewhat pointless, as there are thousands of them. That is of course unless you really don't know why this cannot possibly be a gift from Shōwa-tennō.

[takakage]

I'm not the seller....Have you got some trouble with me Mariuszk ?

[Marius]

Again, what do you want to know? We are here to help. Or was that just for fun?

[takakage]

It was just for the fun......i'm surprised that you don't understand.......I don't expect anything from you....

[Marius]

I see, thanks.

 

No offence meant :-)

[takakage]

Ok, keep cool.

It's time for me to do the NBTHK monthly kantei, i hope not to be bad as last month even if i'm a newbee .

[Brian]

I know that towards the end of the year, pressures and stresses seem to come out, and people get a bit more testy, but a lot of us have been here a long time, so let's please be more careful how we write things and how things may appear to others. A bit more consideration and manners would go a long way..especially since we all share the same passions and interests, and probably all would get on very well in person.

 

Brian

 

PS - That isn't the usual rubbish tourist mountings in ivory we usually see. That is pretty well done, and the blade looks interesting. Not saying it is a masterpiece, but I would sure like to see more of the blade.

[takakage]

  Brian said:

PS - That isn't the usual rubbish tourist mountings in ivory we usually see. That is pretty well done, and the blade looks interesting. Not saying it is a masterpiece, but I would sure like to see more of the blade.

 

 

Yes Brian it is a better quality mount, a friend as me has got one with a mumei shinto ishido waki blade (However it was not a gift by the showa tenno for him :lol: )

 

Wait and see for the mei... 5000 euros must be the price for the légend....

[ROKUJURO]

Gentlemen,

 

I have seen much worse than this one. At least it seems to have been made from ivory, the sculptural work is fancy but rather good quality (if one likes stuff like this). I can't say anything about the blade, but as far as I can see it isn't the usual 'rusty nail'.

 

See it from the funny side, as the best thing about it is the text:

 

....Lame fine en acier. Signé 3 fois. Garde démontable. Fin 19 ème siècle. Long : 64cm

Lame signée WAKIZASKI. Assemblage NAGAZA. Sculptures d'Unokubi SUZUKI (selon la tradition familiale, offert par l'Empereur du Japon à Monsieur Léon ROCHES, consul général de France à Tokyo de 1863 au 1867.....

meaning: fine steel blade....signed three times (!).....mounting NAGAZA. The ivory carving was done by the famous artist UNOKUBI SUZUKI (you should know him as he is famous).

 

As emperor HIROHITO was born 1901, the sword was probably bestowed upon M. Roches by the last TOKUGAWA SHOGUN.

[Jean]

UNOKUBI SUZUKI or UNOKUBI ZUKURI?

[takakage]

Hi ,

 

seller add a picture of the mei. Kanemitsu may be sue koto.