Daimyo Registered JAPANESE LONG SWORD KATANA SUKETAKA 祐高 W/NBTHK KICHO PAPER NR
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:94824 | Region of Origin: Japan |
Maker: BIZEN SUKETAKA 備前祐高 | Age: Edo era |
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original | Primary Material: Tamahagane |
Type: Antique Katana |
Blade is not so good condition with normal signs of wear, scratches, scars, nicks, rust and stain.
There are visible nicks on the cutting edge.
Please pay attention to awesome hamon on the long blade.
This is an antique made in hundreds of years ago.There are imperfections or blemishes due to aging.Please see the close-up pictures and movie for details.
Sold as is
#Daimyo Registered :This sword was registered in 1951, the year of current sword egistration system started in Japan.
Such swords, which were registered in a few years after the system started, are called "Daimyo"(feudal lord) registration swords as it was Daimyo or other Daimyo-like wealthy families who owned many precious swords and were asked by the Japanese government to register their swords in the early stage of the newly introduced registration system to familiarize it to the society.
Accordingly, there are many precious swords in the Daimyo registration swords, and many collectors prefer them.
[Overview]
Blade length:64.2cm/ 25.27 inches
Curvature: 1.9cm / 0.77 inches
Total length: 98.0cm/ 38.58 inches
Blade Weight: 543.0g
Total Weight: 1084.0g
Age: Edo era [Accessories]
・NBTHK kicho paper, Cloth Bag
Attention before bid !! [Shipping]
・We ship this sword by EMS Only.
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia, Thailand, Singapore and UK seem to be OK to ship by EMS, but please check before bidding.
・If Japan Post doesn’t accept to ship swords by EMS, we don’t have any option to ship swords to the countries such as Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Poland and Sweden. There is no choice for us to put exclude country lists for these countries. This situation is totally out of our control, and please understand this before bidding.
・Attention buyers in Russia and China: I will NOT ship to Russia or China (Hong Kong is OK). The customs in those countries have blocks katana shipments. Unless you have a receiving address outside Russian Federation, or China, please refrain from bidding.
・Please make sure with your country's customs before making an order or a bid that the Japanese sword can be imported into your country without a problem.
We do not take any responsibility, including (not limited to) refund, due to the above reasons. [The Procedure of sending Japanese swords abroad-It takes additional time!]
・All our swords with hand forged blade are registered in the Agency for Cultural Affairs as artwork and The Board of Education(Cultural properties protection Committee); therefore each sword has the registration card, issued by the Board of Education.
・After receiving the full payment of the items, we return the registration card and get the permission from Ministry of Cultural Affairs to export the swords legally from Japan. It will take about 14-17 business days to do this procedure.
・After the receiving the permission, we will inform you by email and send the items immediately.
・I can not send original registration card.I send the copy of it. [Return Policy]
Sword is not return accepted because of very difficult for import procedure in japan.
So please consider carefully when bidding.
If you have a question about it, please have a question.
Payment We only Accept PayPal.
Please pay within 3 days after the close of the auction. InternationalBuyers;Please Note ・Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
・Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.
・These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up - do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.
・We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts”- US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. S01104
Please check the youtube movie.
https://youtu.be/stkaldjq7cw