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Lot Essay
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Juyo Token [Important Sword] issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozen Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword] dated Showa 45 (1970).
The accompanying origami, one with the seal of the shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune (1716-1745) and one from the Iwakura household, follow the history of the blade's provenance as a gift from Tokugawa Yoshimune to the Sanada family of Shinchu to the Matsudaira family to the Emperor Meiji and finally to Prince Iwakura Totomi.
Prince Iwakura Totomi (1825-1883) was an important figure in the Meiji Restoration of 1868. He attempted to curb the rising influence of the Western powers by creating a working relationship between the shogunate and the imperial household. After the Restoration he was appointed Minister of the Right and upon his death fifteen years later he was given a full state funeral.
The accompanying origami, one with the seal of the shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune (1716-1745) and one from the Iwakura household, follow the history of the blade's provenance as a gift from Tokugawa Yoshimune to the Sanada family of Shinchu to the Matsudaira family to the Emperor Meiji and finally to Prince Iwakura Totomi.
Prince Iwakura Totomi (1825-1883) was an important figure in the Meiji Restoration of 1868. He attempted to curb the rising influence of the Western powers by creating a working relationship between the shogunate and the imperial household. After the Restoration he was appointed Minister of the Right and upon his death fifteen years later he was given a full state funeral.