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Post by vermithrax on May 16, 2017 0:14:55 GMT
This is wildly interesting at least to me. Over at Aoi Art they had an auction for a real lottery jackpot kind of nihonto, a Minamoto Kiyomaro katana. I won't begin to try and convey the history and importance of this sword, you can scope the listing here: www.aoijapan.com/katana-minamoto-kiyomaroThis sword is listed at almost $260,000. Unreal. There was an interesting discussion about this sword and some aspects of it over at an enthusiasts site, you can check it out here: linkJust fascinating on many levels.
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Post by Verity on May 16, 2017 0:57:59 GMT
No disputing his work, but at that price I have other pieces I would rather have (*cough* Fukuoka Ichimonji)
But Kiyomaru was a master for sure...
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Post by vermithrax on May 16, 2017 1:11:04 GMT
No disputing his work, but at that price I have other pieces I would rather have (*cough* Fukuoka Ichimonji) But Kiyomaru was a master for sure... Ah yes, the Ichimonji unicorn!
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Post by Verity on May 16, 2017 1:33:14 GMT
Yamaura Masao / Saneo is oft overlooked smith.
He is "famous" due to a major destructive test that was done on many shinshinto smiths' blades.
His was the one that endured light years beyond the others.
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Post by treeslicer on May 16, 2017 1:35:49 GMT
Lovely, absolutely beautiful sword, but I feel like sticking to my usual Sengoku/Muromachi era scratch-dent-and-blemish specials for some odd reason or other......
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Post by vermithrax on May 16, 2017 1:55:27 GMT
Lovely, absolutely beautiful sword, but I feel like sticking to my usual Sengoku/Muromachi era scratch-dent-and-blemish specials for some odd reason or other...... I was talking with member Verity about this very thing, my likes trend different from the main thought schools on nihonto. But I don't have $250k either to blow on a sword!
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Post by vermithrax on May 18, 2017 0:05:19 GMT
So..... no one here bought this as yet?
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Post by Verity on May 18, 2017 0:11:26 GMT
So..... no one here bought this as yet? :) Sure... let me get my other wallet... hehe
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Post by vermithrax on May 18, 2017 0:15:36 GMT
So..... no one here bought this as yet? Sure... let me get my other wallet... hehe haha!!!! Yes, let me go to the Swiss account
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Post by treeslicer on May 18, 2017 3:15:01 GMT
Sure... let me get my other wallet... hehe haha!!!! Yes, let me go to the Swiss account I just got this (a folded steel variant of a model I already had) instead. Authentic Japanese Samurai Sword Clay Tempered Double Groove light Blade SharpWhoever gets the Minamoto, let's line up some pool noodles, and compare performance. Sorta like those violin shootouts between Stradivarius violins and modern ones. Whaddaya say?
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