TJ auction at aoi

[dotfile]

While looking for tokubetsu juyo blades, found a recent auction at aoi:

https://sword-auction.com/en/product/26297/as25027-刀無銘近景第24回特別重要刀剣/

 

I think it's not normal to see bids on tokubetsu juyo given the price points. I'm wondering what this TJ Chikakage is good for. I can see it's very healthy for a 700 years old blade, has fine jigane and maybe a textbook example of sanko-boshi. Any ideas?

[atm]

Interestingly, the bids above 17M JPY were only from two bidders. Few people can participate in a bidding war at those price levels. 

[Mark S.]

AOI’s Juyo Kotetsu starts at 60 million yen… $421,000 and change.  Just a hair over my current year nihonto budget. 

[nulldevice]

20 minutes ago, Mark S. said:

AOI’s Juyo Kotetsu starts at 60 million yen… $421,000 and change.  Just a hair over my current year nihonto budget. 

I ran it by my wife, she said no 

[Jacques]

421,000$ without seeing the blade... people are crazy!

[Bazza]

14 hours ago, nulldevice said:

I ran it by my wife, she said no 

How strange!!  I've done that too and with the same result...

 

BaZZa.

[Bosco]

On 4/21/2025 at 5:18 AM, atm said:

Interestingly, the bids above 17M JPY were only from two bidders. Few people can participate in a bidding war at those price levels. 

Sold 22m Yen. Holy f 😆