This is THE NICEST Original Sword in Original Mounts I ever saw - Ever!

Signed and dated, Eisho Sukesada (Yozozaemon) Katana With Fresh Polish
in Goto Style Crickets & Dragonfly Original Daimyo Koshirae - Tokubetsu Hozon  See Sword Blade All Original, a Real Museum piece. An Elegant Suguha in Elegant Mounts - a truly original rarity. The most famous Sengoku smith, Yozozaemon Sukesada, the man, all later schools claimed. This is the kind of completely original Samurai sword of anyone's dreams.
 

This is a once in a life time piece. If such a sword could be found in Japan, what would it cost?

Another Yozozaemon of exactly similar particulars:  Dr Tokuno Sword Class Yozozaemon Appraisal  Sword Class Yozozaemon Sukesada (pdf)

Bunkazai Yozozaemon Sukesada

New Pictures: Some pictures below were taken in glaring, defuse light with a color-weighted camera
Other pictures under poor light but a better color balance. Please push "Reload"

 

Poor color

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Ubu - First mount

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A friend bought this 20 years ago. It has been the best sword and Koshirae he has ever encountered in his whole collecting career - which he has been doing since he was 12 years old.  When he decided to sell, he sent the blade for polishing.  The Koshirae is Tokubetsu Hozon, awarded without request. The criteria for Koshirae is such that they must be well beyond exceptional for the Toku desigantion.  The sword blade has just returned from Japan with a fresh Jo-Togi polish.  See Sword Blade

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