Izumi No Kami Rai Kinmichi Wakizashi

seanyx11 · April 29

Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Wakizashi
Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu
Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : Izumi No Kami Rai Kinmichi
Papered or not and by whom? : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon
Era/Age : Edo Jidai 1660/Shinto
Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Shirasaya
Nagasa/Blade Length : 46.8cm
Sori : Tori-Zori
Hamon Type : Gunome Midare
Jihada :
Other Hataraki Visible :
Flaws :
Sword Location :
Will ship to : CONUS
Payment Methods Accepted : PayPal
Price and Currency : $4250
Other Info and Full Description :

Izumi No Kami Rai Kinmichi Wakizashi for sale. $4250 plus shipping. I bought it from Danny Massey at Nihontocraft.com back in 2017 I believe. Tokubetsu Hozon papered. Ubu.

Let me know if you have any questions or want more pics. I’m still having the hardest time resizing pics from my phone. So, I’ve just sent a link for the Imgur page.

https://imgur.com/a/c7WD1mV

seanyx11 · May 2

Wow. I guess the market really is that bad right now for these. I would’ve never imagined such a beautiful, Ubu, Tokubetsu Hozon blade would take so long to sell.

I already sold the Katana by the same smith a couple months ago, but this one isn’t getting much interest…and it’s even nicer than the katana was imho.

Is it the lack of pictures to see? Having to go to the Imgur link? I feel like this is priced fairly, let me know in the comments what you guys think :dunno:

Grevedk · May 2

Evening Sean,

IMHO you have a beautiful blade by a well known smith set at a very fair price and shown in quality photos. If both of your swords had been on sale in Europe I would have considered to make you an offer - very probably for them both. Shipping to Denmark (customs and all) however is just not a viable option. You have so many nice swords available in the US while we in Europe lack that option due to severe restrictions on import from outside EU.

Really hope this one finds a new home.

All the best

/Soren

seanyx11 · May 5

On 5/2/2024 at 3:23 PM, Grevedk said:

Evening Sean,

IMHO you have a beautiful blade by a well known smith set at a very fair price and shown in quality photos. If both of your swords had been on sale in Europe I would have considered to make you an offer - very probably for them both. Shipping to Denmark (customs and all) however is just not a viable option. You have so many nice swords available in the US while we in Europe lack that option due to severe restrictions on import from outside EU.

Really hope this one finds a new home.

All the best

/Soren

I appreciate the kind words. Hopefully, someone that can appreciate this wonderful blade as you would, will see this and buy it.

seanyx11 · May 8

PRICE lowered $4100 plus shipping for an Ubu, tokubetsu Hozon blade. Let me know if anyone has any questions or wants any more pictures.

shakudo · May 13

HiSean,

Really sorry but I cant use the imgur link? Get the opening pic and then rubbish?

Maybe there are more like me- canf see it so cant buy!

Sad to see you broke up a pair- think that was a wrong move- waks dont sell aswell either.

Better links to pics please.

Cheers

Mike

seanyx11 · May 15

On 5/13/2024 at 6:48 AM, shakudo said:

HiSean,

Really sorry but I cant use the imgur link? Get the opening pic and then rubbish?

Maybe there are more like me- canf see it so cant buy!

Sad to see you broke up a pair- think that was a wrong move- waks dont sell aswell either.

Better links to pics please.

Cheers

Mike

Hi Mike,

I’m not sure why you can’t see the pics from Imgur. I’ve checked the link and it seems to work fine. I’ll try posting the link again here https://imgur.com/a/OXu7wKR

As far as separating the Daisho, there wasn’t a lot of interest in the pair for some reason. I’m guessing no one had an extra $10k laying around to buy both.

Either way, the wakizashi is a much nicer blade, in my opinion, plus it has been papered by NBTHK as Tokubetsu Hozon. Let me know if you need more pics or have any interest in buying it. Thanks 🙏

seanyx11 · May 17

Final price reduction…$4000 plus shipping. This is an absolute steal for this quality of sword. Let me know if anyone needs any more pics or info on it :thumbsup:

MJS · May 19

Hi Sean, I can still see only the first image on Imgur. All subsequent ones are random pics.

Lewis B · May 19

1 hour ago, MJS said:

Hi Sean, I can still see only the first image on Imgur. All subsequent ones are random pics.

You need to scroll down and not use the 'right' button to see the additional images.

seanyx11 · May 27

Bump

seanyx11 · June 12

Bump. Still for sale $4k for an Ubu, in polish, tokubetsu Hozon sword.

seanyx11 · June 25

Price reduction…again. $3900 for an Ubu, Tokubetsu Hozon wakizashi.

Kyoto-13 · June 25

27 minutes ago, seanyx11 said:

Price reduction…again. $3900 for an Ubu, Tokubetsu Hozon wakizashi.

Hi Sean,

Could you please post a picture of the origami?

Franco D · June 26

Excellent wakizashi with a beautifully cut mei!

Link works fine.

Regards

seanyx11 · July 3

On 6/25/2024 at 5:13 PM, Kyoto-13 said:

Hi Sean,

Could you please post a picture of the origami?

Sorry, I’m a bit confused. Origami are made of folded paper. I don’t have any origami.

seanyx11 · July 3

Price reduction…again. $3600 is a steal for this and I can’t believe I’m letting it go for this amount.

Kyoto-13 · July 3

5 minutes ago, seanyx11 said:

Sorry, I’m a bit confused. Origami are made of folded paper. I don’t have any origami.

Hi Sean,

Can you please post a picture of the NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

Brian · July 3

Origami are the name for papers (NBTHK, NTHK etc)

Bugyotsuji · July 3

1 hour ago, seanyx11 said:

Sorry, I’m a bit confused. Origami are made of folded paper. I don’t have any origami.

Although 'Origami' is the generic name for the particular art of folding paper, it comes originally from its first meaning of simply 'folded paper'. Thus folded paper certificates are often referred to as Origami (or just 'kami') within this context.

Lewis B · July 3

1 hour ago, seanyx11 said:

Sorry, I’m a bit confused. Origami are made of folded paper. I don’t have any origami.

Its the yellow paperwork in the yellow envelope shown in the top right corner of your first photo we would like to see.

seanyx11 · July 29

https://imgur.com/a/SD8SiN8

Here is the picture of the NBTHK paperwork. Sorry, I’ve never heard of it referred to as “origami”

Edited July 29 by seanyx11
Wrong info

seanyx11 · July 29

On 7/3/2024 at 12:02 PM, Kyoto-13 said:

Hi Sean,

Can you please post a picture of the NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper.

Hi, I apologize for the late reply, I haven’t been getting my notifications for responses in this thread for some reason. I posted the paperwork picture in the post before this. Let me know if you want more pictures or even a video and I can send them to your phone or email. I just can’t figure out how to reduce the size of the pics I have on my phone.

jesse · August 8

Sean, you have a beautiful sword and your price is great and under normal conditions I, or someone else, would have purchased it by now.

For me, the fact that the US economy is in such a poor state and getting worse, it makes me feel very uneasy parting with any funds at this time. And I believe it to be the primary reason why it is taking many folks so long to sell swords and other items that are not considered essential.

Depending on what happens during the rest of 2024 will either ease many folks' mind or they will continue to 'batten down the hatches' and whether this financial storm.

Just wanted you to know that it definitely is not you or your swords fault for not selling quickly.

Warm Regards,

Jesse

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