Ray Singer Posted August 7 Report Posted August 7 The owner of the Kanesada katana I listed on consignment is offering a very aggressive discount on this piece down to $3,400 + shipping and PayPal. This is less than half of what he paid for the sword originally, and is a bargain at this price. The sword is healthy with no issues, and is in full Japanese polish and restoration with current NBTHK Hozon kanteisho. I'm providing a bio on the smith below. KANESADA(兼定), 10th gen., Tenpo (天保,1830-1844), Oshū – “Oshü-jü Kanesada”(奥州住兼定),“Aizu-jū Kanesada”(会津住兼定),“Mutsu Aizu-jū Kanesada”(陸奥会津住兼定),“Öshū Aiyō-jū Kanesada”(奥州会陽兼定), “Mutsu Aifu-shin Kanesada”(陸奥会府臣兼定,“Kanesada, retainer of Mutsu’s Aizu fief”), real name Fujiwara Omi (古川近江), he initially bore the first name Gyōzō (業蔵), he changed his name from Kanesada to Kaneuji (兼氏) when his successor received the honorary title Izumi no Kami, it is said that he had also studied under the 4th generation Aizu Kanetomo (兼友) in his younger years, he was employed by the fief in Tenpō six (天保,1835), i.e. two years after his father’s death, receiving the rank of a Kõga and a stipend for the support of six persons, in Tenpo twelve (1841), his zeal and diligence in service earned him the samurai rank of Kaisho-jiban (会所次番), and due to his continuous efforts, he was granted the rank of Dokurei (独礼) in Ansei five (安政, 1858), we know some joint works with Miyoshi Nagamichi (三善長道), he died on the 17th day of the ninth month Meiji two (明治,1869), shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, thick kasane, high shinogi, shallow sori, little tapering, altogether a grand and magnificent sugata, he made mostly katana and wakizashi but there are also tanto extant, itame mixed with ko-mokume, sometimes also mixed with masame, the steel is very tightly forged and bright, suguba or ko-gunome in ko-nie-deki mixed with choji, there are asbi and sunagashi and the niviguchi is mostly wide, the bashi shows a long ko-maru or o-maru-kaeri and occasionally also yaki-kuzure, the tang is long and shows kiri or katte-sugari yasurime and a ha-agari kengyo-jiri, the mei is applied with a thick chisel and in a large manner 1 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted September 6 Author Report Posted September 6 Still available. $3,400 + shipping & PayPal. Please email raymondsinger@gmail.com for any inquiries.. Quote
Sutraken Posted October 8 Report Posted October 8 Hi folks, I bought this beautiful sword from Ray Singer, but unfortunately due to unexpected expenses I have to sell it. Fortunately Ray gave me his permission to use this thread. The asking price is $3400. Payment should be made with paypal or bankwire. The sword can be shipped worldwide with DHL premium international from Germany. Here are additional information about the Kanesada‘s sugata. Nagasa: 69,4cm Motohaba: 3,05cm Sakihaba: 1,75cm Motokasane: 0,7cm Sori: 1,2cm 1 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted October 8 Author Report Posted October 8 This is an extremely nice and healthy sword. I happy to answer any questions about the blade that anyone here may have. Kind regards, Ray 1 Quote
2devnul Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 Hi, What's wrong with this blade? Selling so quickly? Any Kizu/Ware or worse (Hagira)? Polish supposed to be renovated Japanese, but from pictures I can see a lot of scratches on the blade. Was it used for cutting? Can you please post more pictures (hada/hamon/sugata) apart from what Ray shared? I assume sword is still located in Germany (EU) so no customs while sending to Poland, is that correct? Quote
Ray Singer Posted October 30 Author Report Posted October 30 There were no issues with the blade and certainly no hagire (please look at the listing, the blade has NBTHK kanteisho which wouid not be the case with a hagire). The seller explained above that he needed to sell due to unexpected financial needs. 1 Quote
2devnul Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 1 hour ago, Ray Singer said: There were no issues with the blade and certainly no hagire (please look at the listing, the blade has NBTHK kanteisho which wouid not be the case with a hagire). The seller explained above that he needed to sell due to unexpected financial needs. Ray, thank you for quick reply. What about the scratches on the blade? Supposed to be polished, but on pictures you can see a lot of tiny scratches. Like the sword was used for Tameshigiri (I seen this type of little scratches made from Tattami Omote cutting). Or was it just bad handling (Uchiko, Shirasaya)? Quote
Ray Singer Posted October 30 Author Report Posted October 30 The sword was not used for any kind of martial arts practice since it was last restored. What you were seeing is uchiko type scratches. Regardless, please contact the present owner if you have any further questions on the sword. Best regards, Ray 1 Quote
2devnul Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 2 hours ago, Ray Singer said: What you were seeing is uchiko type scratches. Thanks Ray. Perfect example of 'how not to use Uchiko' Stefan, can you please share more/recent pictures. I'm interested. Quote
Sutraken Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 Hello, the Aizu Kanesada has been sold previously. Thank you for your interest. The blade is very beautiful and has only superficial scratches due to the previous use of uchiko. I never used it for cutting tests or something similar. All the best Quote
2devnul Posted October 31 Report Posted October 31 Hi, @Sutraken Sorry, I'm confused, so is it sold or for sale? Quote
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