Japanese Sword Yasukuni-to by Ikeda Yasumitsu Start Price USD 7,000.00 Current Price USD 7,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 8,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 07, 2008 Location Duesseldorf See more about ' Japanese Sword Yasukuni-to by Ikeda Yasumitsu' Description Very rare Yasukuni-to by Ikeda Yasumitsu in like new original condition.     Mei : Yasumitsu (Ura)          Showa 10th year February (1935) (Omote) Nagasa :  67.00 cm Sori : 2.00 cm Hamon : Chu-suguha in nioi with ko-ashi Boshi : Ko-maru   The sword is in the best original condition which I ever saw, it is like new. The blades workmenship is one of Yasumitsus early masterpieces.   Blade in shirasaya and koshirae with mon and tsunagi without any flaws.   This sword was stored over a half century at a high-ranking Japanese officer family (See registration paper of 1951 with lower registration number “Daimyo registration”).   In July of 1933, the Army Minister Araki Sadao founded a group of swordsmiths called Nihonto Tanren Kai (Japanese Sword Forging Center) on the Yasukuni Shirine in Tokyo and supplied highly qualified Gunto to high rank officers. At the Yasukuni Shrine was the highest quality control, cutting test were practised with three out of ten of them.   WWII was the largest Japanese war. At the Yasukuni shrine the last Samurai swords in traditional technology and in the spirit of the Bushido under high financial expenditure was forged, although some Milionen of old swords lay at the stores by the scrap irons dealers. Ikeda Yasumitsu (1879 - 1941) Born in Novembre 1879 in Yamagata Prefecture. Trained under Kazumitsu who came in a direct line from Shishinshi Masahide. Given the smith name “Yasumitsu” by War Minister Araki Sadao on 15th of December 1933 and died Showa 16 (1941). Produced an uncertain number of onkashi-to and one blade for the Emperor's brother. Produced about 1100 blades at Yasukuni.   Fujishiro Okisato, Living national treasure, chose the Yasumitsu for the best Yasukuni tosho.     This is an autstanding piece of history!  An investment in history art is much better than real estates fonds!!!   Please see also my other auctions!!!   John D Rockefeller: "My real regret in life was not buying the art I failed to purchase - and only because of price. Money comes and goes but art is irreplaceable."   I guarantee NBTHK paper! If the sword does not get NBTHK papers within a year I will return the full amount..   If you want to learn more about Yasukuni-to blades, refer to 3, Yasukuni-to by Tom Kishida translated by Kenji Michina or  look at Mr. Jinsoo Kim JP-Sword.com.   Please feel free to email me with any questions and look to my other auctions. Good luck and thank you for looking!   Sale is final. Buyer pay shipping cost 10 EUR in Germany. Other destinations plase inquire as to exact cost. USA US$ 75.00. The responsibilety for transit is up to the buyer, therefore I can not be responsible for problems in transit or customs affairs, I recommend shipping insurance.   The high bidder is required to confirm their winning bid within 3 days and make full payment within 7 days by wire bank transfer. Please do not bid if you cannot meet thes terms   Place a Bid!