How much would a ono yoshimitsu sword cost

[koopoo15]

I would like to know how much cost for a custom made sword from ono yoshimitsu. what i would like is a katana 30 inches , with his usual juka choji hamon. (ps i wish i could afford the likely high price )

[cabowen]

Probably $30-$40,000US......

[runagmc]

Did you fall out of your chair? :lol:

[Surfson]

Here's a link to a "used" one that went for 15K.

http://moderntosho.com/OnoIai/Onoiai.htm

[cabowen]

That illustrates the difference between an iai-to and an art sword....

[Ted Tenold]

I would like to know how much cost for a custom made sword from ono yoshimitsu. what i would like is a katana 30 inches , with his usual juka choji hamon. (ps i wish i could afford the likely high price )

 

It depends a little bit on what you want. Ono-san favors working in jukachoji, and is reknown for his copies of the famous Meito, "Yamatorige". One of those will set you back about $65,000 USD last time I checked and that was before the USD/Yen exchange tanked hard.

 

That particular sword copy is very difficult to recreate and he practices meticulously quality control in his work. Any small flaw that he encounters will be enough for him to destroy the blade and start completely from scratch again. He mentioned that one commission took him seven attempts before he acheived what he felt was an acceptable result.

 

Ono-san is one of the nicest and humblest people I've ever met also. Every work I've ever seen by him is flawless.

 

That illustrates the difference between an iai-to and an art sword....

 

While by definition that blade was intended and used for Iai, I think it's reasonable to say it is by Ono-san which isn't the same as an Iaito by a lesser ranked smith. He also doesn't make these swords all the time to survive in the craft. He doesn't have to. Although the polish does not illustrate it, and it's not as flamboyant as his normal creations, in hand it's clearly superior, and not the general perception of an Iaito.

[Ford Hallam]

Ono-san is one of the nicest and humblest people I've ever met also. Every work I've ever seen by him is flawless.

 

I have to second that ...and he has huge hands too, compared to mine anyway

[cabowen]

 

While by definition that blade was intended and used for Iai, I think it's reasonable to say it is by Ono-san which isn't the same as an Iaito by a lesser ranked smith.

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I am sure it is better than an iai-to by a lessor ranked smith but my point is it is an iai-to and not his art work, or best work...The price, relative to what his art swords fetch, reflects this....

 

I have seen art swords by mukansa smiths for this same price so it would seem that Ono san's name carries a great deal of cache...

 

While I have only met Ono san briefly and do not know him personally, I do know the sentiments shared by Ted and Ford are often heard...

[CurtisR]

Just a short video showing Ono-san at work (Discovery channel & Paul Martin).

 

 

Curt R.

[Tcat]

Ono-san favors working in jukachoji, and is reknown for his copies of the famous Meito, "Yamatorige". One of those will set you back about $65,000 USD last time I checked

 

One day................when I have 65Gs to spare.................the price will have gone up to 150.

 

[koopoo15]

What cheaper swordsmiths could do hamon's as good as ono ,for the price range of 5,000-15,000 dollars ?

[cabowen]

What cheaper swordsmiths could do hamon's as good as ono ,for the price range of 5,000-15,000 dollars ?

 

 

Not sure what you mean by "hamon's as good as ono"..........

 

There are many talented smiths making swords in Japan in that price range. None are making copies of the Yamatorige that I know of but there are many skilled smiths making Bizen den, Soshu den, etc....

[koopoo15]

well i mean swordsmiths that can make juka choji hamon that look similar to ono hamon ,with lots of ashi.

[cabowen]

There are many smiths making Bizen den with juka choji.....

[koopoo15]

Well can you give my some examples of swordsmiths names that do good juka choji, that look similar to ono juka choji hamon?

[cabowen]

Kubo Yoshimasa

 

Kishi Akiyoshi

 

Kimura MItsuyasu

 

Takami Kuniichi

 

Komiya Kokuten

 

Fujimoto Hikaru

 

 

For a start.....