ChuckJ Posted March 30, 2020 Report Posted March 30, 2020 I tried using my Google Translate App but it translated several of the characters as "Thing". LOL Any help would be appreciated, this paper was inside the sword bag and I had to shake out as I felt it still inside after removing the blade. It's a O-Katana I believe because the nagasa is 31" (78.74cm) I received it today from a very kind man I met at the Atlanta sword show ( I should have bought it after looking a it 7 different times). However, what is this paper which was at the bottom of the sword bag. As always I thank you all for help, Chuck Quote
Ray Singer Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 It looks like a torokusho (license) for a blade by Kashu ju Fujiwara Nagatsugu. 1 Quote
ChuckJ Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Posted March 31, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 12:09 AM, raymondsinger said: It looks like a torokusho (license) for a blade by Kashu ju Fujiwara Nagatsugu. Thank you Mr. Singer! I have no idea what it is and I appreciate your time to look at it. Best wishes for you and your family, Chuck 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 This registration card looks as if it might be a copy of the original. Quote
Peter Bleed Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 I'm not sure what Piers is seeing to suggest that this is a copy. It looks like it has a red edge stamp. At least it is an old copy of a 1973 vintage registration for a sword in Chiba prefecture - suburban Tokyo. Peter Quote
Guido Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 Where is the red? Older licenses don’t have the seal in the upper right corner (and the serial number) in red, but the one in the lower left always was and still is ... Quote
ChuckJ Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Posted March 31, 2020 Hello Gents, What I can tell you about the paper is it is old, as the paper it's printed on is soiled with age and it's a texture that I've not felt before. A type of rice paper maybe (I don't know but it's coarse grain, more sturdy than copy paper). There is no color to the stamps and does appear to be a copy but not by a modern type process we have today. Anyway, it's the actual blades Mei on the document which I found to be interesting and had no idea what it could be. On a side note it appears the original was dated 05/18/1948. Again, I thank you all for the kind help and I plan to search the history behind the term "torokusho" which Mr. Singer kindly provided. Best wishes to all, Chuck Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted March 31, 2020 Report Posted March 31, 2020 There is a Shinto sword by this smith Kashu Nagatsugu listed as having been made in 1655. The Torokusho proof of registration is issued by the local Board of Education. By law you must deregister it if it is sold abroad, so finding a copy is more likely than finding an original, though it does happen. Quote
ChuckJ Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 11:30 PM, Bugyotsuji said: There is a Shinto sword by this smith Kashu Nagatsugu listed as having been made in 1655. The Torokusho proof of registration is issued by the local Board of Education. By law you must deregister it if it is sold abroad, so finding a copy is more likely than finding an original, though it does happen. Hello, Thank you for the response! I know the originals for most or all sword documentation are kept in Japan. It was just a nice find as it was with the blade and I was curious as to what it was. Should you be interested I can photo the blade and Mei just for you to see and evaluate. It's a robust blade with many nice features. Best wishes, Chuck Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 Sounds like a nice long blade. I am sure no one here will complain if you post photos! 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 Chuck, posting photos is always the best way to get information. Check out the For Sale section to see the best way to take photos. Quote
ChuckJ Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Posted April 1, 2020 Hello Gents, Here are the best pictures I can take of this blade at the moment due to it's length. Remember, I have moved the steel tape to the 1" mark as zero at the tip of the kissaki, I'm reading overall length as 39 1/4th inches or so. Very hard to take the pics standing on a ladder over my pool table, please forgive! 2 Quote
ChuckJ Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 12:46 AM, Bugyotsuji said: Sounds like a nice long blade. I am sure no one here will complain if you post photos! Posted for you! Quote
ChuckJ Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Posted April 1, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 4:13 AM, Ken-Hawaii said: Chuck, posting photos is always the best way to get information. Check out the For Sale section to see the best way to take photos. Pics for you Ken Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 Ah, yes, great! Many thanks. I bet that was fun! Quote
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