What Is This I Found In A Sword Bag?

[ChuckJ]

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

[Ray Singer]

It looks like a torokusho (license) for a blade by Kashu ju Fujiwara Nagatsugu.

[ChuckJ]

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

[Bugyotsuji]

This registration card looks as if it might be a copy of the original.

[Peter Bleed]

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

[Guido]

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 ...

[ChuckJ]

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

[Bugyotsuji]

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.

[ChuckJ]

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

[Bugyotsuji]

Sounds like a nice long blade. I am sure no one here will complain if you post photos!   

[Ken-Hawaii]

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.

[ChuckJ]

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!

 

[ChuckJ]

Sounds like a nice long blade. I am sure no one here will complain if you post photos!   

Posted for you! 

[ChuckJ]

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

[Bugyotsuji]

Ah, yes, great! Many thanks. I bet that was fun!