Munetsugu Posted September 22, 2023 Report Posted September 22, 2023 An Exceptional Koto Nakajima Rai Katana with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Touken Origami in Shirasaya with Koshirae. Nakajima Rai worked out of settsu province and was founded by the legendary Rai Kuninaga. They made extremely high quality work into the nanbokucho period and are known for their very close likeness to the mainline Rai school. There a many blades like this one papered as Juyo. Nagasa - 62.5cm sori - 1.0cm mekugi - 3 Motihaba - 3.0cm Sakihaba - 2.3cm Motokasane - 0.8cm Jidai: Koto Nanbokucho Province: settsu Hamon: suguha with nagaashi Jigane: itame Boshi: hakikake komaru Habaki: gold foil single Mounting: shirasaya Koshirae: Kawarinuri saya full dragon fittings Certificate: [N.B.T.H.K] tokubetsu hozon. Bargain price, in really good Japanese polish which is a fantastic investment. I spotted another Nakajima Rai blade come up for auction currently in Japan and at 20k.. So I think a very fair price listed to sell. £8500 UK Based. Happy to ship worldwide and if you are in United Kingdom or can travel to, you are always welcome to visit and see the katana in hand before purchase. I also have many well respected collectors in the nihonto world who can vouch for me. This is one which I can assure the first person to view will buy. The Jigane is exceptional and extremely hard to photograph properly. The pictures don't do it justice, it looks even better in hand! I have plenty of photos of this sword so please pm me if your interested and I can send them all over. Thank you. Chuck. 8 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 4, 2023 Report Posted October 4, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 1:37 PM, Munetsugu said: Habaki: gold foil single Chuck, Is that a kanji in the center of the habaki? If so, have you had it translated? Maybe a Buddhist bonji? Quote
C0D Posted October 4, 2023 Report Posted October 4, 2023 20 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said: Chuck, Is that a kanji in the center of the habaki? If so, have you had it translated? Maybe a Buddhist bonji? That's a Fudo Myoo bonji 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 4, 2023 Report Posted October 4, 2023 Ah, thanks! "Japanese his name is written 不動明王. It literally means “The immovable wisdom king”. He is the guardian of Buddhism and one of the five Wisdom kings along with Gōzanze, Gundari, Daiitoku and Kongōyasha" Good luck with the sale! 1 Quote
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