Jean Posted August 12, 2020 Report Posted August 12, 2020 A few information provided in the following topic: price: 25000€ - Transportation to be added - serious inquiry by PM only 4 Quote
16k Posted August 12, 2020 Report Posted August 12, 2020 Oooooh, Jean, selling your last jewel? I thought that was the only one you meant to keep. Quote
Jean Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Posted August 12, 2020 I thought I would kept it till I am 70, JP. But I have some important work to do on my country house.😁 1 Quote
16k Posted August 12, 2020 Report Posted August 12, 2020 Well, best of luck with your sale, then! That’s one hell of a sword here! Quote
Babu Posted August 12, 2020 Report Posted August 12, 2020 I'm totally confused what exactly are you selling the two PDF relate to a sword with suguba and Darcy's images are of a gunome, Choji undulating hamon. Sorry I might be being a bit thick here. Quote
Ray Singer Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 I don't see any place that photos of a Ryokai from Darcy were shown. Everything is separated out in Jean's post on his collection, with comments that are clearly identified with the name/atttribution for each sword. I assume that you are referring to the Tametsugu which is labelled as such. Regardless, it is nighttime where Jean is so I will copy over the information from his post and hopefully it will be clear. 3 hours ago, Babu said: I'm totally confused what exactly are you selling the two PDF relate to a sword with suguba and Darcy's images are of a gunome, Choji undulating hamon. Sorry I might be being a bit thick here. Ryokai is a smith apart in the Yamashiro Rai school, even NBTHK hesitates sometimes to classify some of his works in Rai school. You will notice that he is the only smith in the Rai school not to use the Rai name and the kanji Kuni in his name, same for his lineage, his son Hisanobu and grandson Nobukuni. In fact Ryokai swords are either Yamato influenced or Rai oriented. Compare to Yamato Tegai, Ryokai hada has very fine ko nie, sugata is slender and usually his swords have a strong sori. His hada is characterised by the mix of itame/ko itame and masame or itame nagare and a shirake utsuri, some fine chikei can be found. In the ha some ashi can appear and ko choji, hotsure. The nioiguchi is tight and somewhat subdued. A comment from NBTHK on a Ryokai sword: " in short, the jiba is not as bright and clear as we would expect it from a Rai work. So the tachi is a work of Ryokai who was a Yamashiro smith too. As mentionned, the jiba of for example Kunitoshi, Kunimitsu and other Rai smiths would be clearer and brighter, the nioiguchi would be wider and more nie and hataraki would appear within the ha." ryokai.pdf Ryokai-juyo.pdf Ryokai-juyo2.pdf 7 Quote
Ray Singer Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 And to head off any comments about missing dimensions. Nagasa 70.0 cm Sori 2.4 cm Motohaba 2.8 cm Sakihaba 1.9 cm Kissaki-nagasa 3.1 cm Nakago-nagasa 20.0 cm Nakago-sori 0.1 cm 4 Quote
ChrisW Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 Best of luck with your sale Jean! She is indeed a beauty worth of praise! Quote
Greg F Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 The sword speaks for itself and the habaki is an absolute masterpiece. Good luck Jean Quote
mywei Posted August 13, 2020 Report Posted August 13, 2020 20 hours ago, 16k said: Oooooh, Jean, selling your last jewel? I thought that was the only one you meant to keep. Is this the last of inspiring Gokaden collection that you have left Jean?! Quote
Jean Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Posted August 13, 2020 Yes Matt 😀 a big thank to Ray S. For his work. Before posting this link to the Gokkaden, I made sure all information needed were there... People are not used anymore to search 1 Quote
Jean Posted November 3, 2020 Author Report Posted November 3, 2020 First and last drop of price, you will never find a juyo Rai school daito at this price with a papered Koshirae: 20 000€ 4 Quote
Stephen Posted November 4, 2020 Report Posted November 4, 2020 Please lotto Gods...oh wait it needs to go to a younger home. I vote the Good Adam. Not the evil one. 1 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 16, 2020 Report Posted December 16, 2020 Congratulations Jean, and likewise to the new owner. 1 Quote
Jean Posted December 17, 2020 Author Report Posted December 17, 2020 Thanks Ray.👍 I posted it on Facebook « Nihonto Group » and got within 12 hours 5 positive answers, all willing to buy it at once 😃 10 Quote
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