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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3729709, member: 14873&quot;]Thank you Al. Yes the prices for first tier authentic Nihontô fitting are now extremely high. I haven’t kept up with the market nor have I bought any fittings for a while, but checking online venues I believe that complete ensembles of signed (by famous artisans) top tier Edo period koshirae can run more than ten thousand dollars these days - that is why I can only afford second and third tier items (but which I still think are great works of art). Of course really fine old sword period (kotô) blades by renowned smiths of the major traditions (gokaden) in perfect polish are out of sight for all but the wealthiest collectors - as far as I know they are only transacted personally by appointment - they can sell in the hundreds of thousands of dollars price range. Even second and third tier kotô blades by lesser smiths in old polish and without flaws are very expensive - I do not own any of those. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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