{"title":"Police, Colonial \u0026 Official Swords","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese police, colonial administration and other official swords and edged weapons of the Imperial period, including material associated with Korea under Japanese rule and specialist institutional patterns. Catalogued separately from both samurai swords and standard military gunto.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-very-rare-imperial-palace-police-sword","title":"Japanese Imperial Palace Police Sword – Fuller Attribution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese police sword identified in the earlier Yamazakura catalogue as an Imperial Palace Police example.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe previous catalogue records an attribution by the late specialist and author Richard Fuller. That attribution is preserved here as an important part of the object's research history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe earlier listing further described the sword as the only known surviving example. That uniqueness claim has not been independently verified for this revised catalogue and is therefore not repeated as established fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Imperial Palace policing establishment was institutionally distinct from ordinary Japanese police organisations, making correctly identified equipment from this sphere of particular specialist interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32706103803979,"sku":"YAM-0022","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/A2EF842B-ABE4-4329-8652-C23B7A8685D2.jpg?v=1609069346"},{"product_id":"kaifu","title":"Kaifu School Wakizashi in Japanese Police Mounts – Signed Ujiyoshi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unusual Japanese wakizashi \/ katakiriha-form blade mounted in Japanese police-style fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e The earlier Yamazakura catalogue records the blade as signed \u003cem\u003eAshū Kaifu-jū Ujiyoshi\u003c\/em\u003e, associated with the Kaifu group. This attribution is retained as catalogue information pending specialist verification of the inscription.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blade is notable for the characteristic placement of the signature on the blade rather than conventionally on the tang, as recorded in the previous catalogue entry. The mounts include petal-form details identified there as police insignia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe earlier catalogue described the mounts as Meiji period and senior police officer quality. These points should be regarded as prior catalogue attribution rather than independently authenticated dating or rank provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The blade would benefit from specialist assessment before any polishing is considered. Please study all photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease contact Yamazakura regarding appropriate insured shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32706113241163,"sku":"YAM-0025","price":1800.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/DA5D4371-7815-46C8-A562-AD8189C0B0B2.jpg?v=1609069350"},{"product_id":"naval-prison-shore-patrol-sword-1","title":"Japanese Naval Shore-Patrol \/ Prison-Service Sword – Anchor Mounts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japanese naval shore-patrol \/ prison-service pattern sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine-manufactured blade, according to the earlier Yamazakura catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMounts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Naval service-style fittings incorporating the regulation anchor emblem. The earlier catalogue described the sword as an 1895-pattern prison \/ shore-patrol type; that identification is retained as the previous catalogue attribution pending comparison with period regulations and specialist references.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA useful example for a collection focused on the specialised sidearms of Imperial Japanese naval and administrative services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please study the photographs carefully; they form an integral part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32721632362571,"sku":"YAM-0029","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/3E29C831-AA14-47C8-AD02-F78E4326F3E7.jpg?v=1609069359"},{"product_id":"chosen-sword","title":"Sonin Level Chosin ( Korea) sword.","description":"\u003cp\u003eDont miss this opportunity to add an extremely rare Imperial Japanese Sonin level Chosin officers Sword to your collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eplease contact us regarding shipping and insurance .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32948771946571,"sku":"","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/D07572C5-4FED-409A-A093-24A2D778C09F.jpg?v=1613363465"},{"product_id":"chosen","title":"Chosen sword 2 . Imperial Japanese Navy","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is the Hanin level sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKorea under Japanese Occupation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e was the period between 1910 and 1945, when Korea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e came under the Japanese “ sphere of influence \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein the with the signing of the japan- Korea Treaty of 1876. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA complex coalition of the meiji \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egovernment, military, and business officials began a process of Korea's political and economic integration into Japan. The Korea Empire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebecame a \u003c\/span\u003e protectorate \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e of Japan in 1905 in the second treaty dated 1905 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand the country was remotely ruled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eby the Japanese through the Resident General of Korea . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJapan formally annexed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Korea in 1910 in the third treaty in 1910 .This was undertaken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e without the consent of Gojong \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe regent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the Korean Emperor .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Japanese Empire had established the Korean Peninsula \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eas a colony \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Japan administered by the general government \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e based in Keijo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGyeongseong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe military ranked officers were divided into three groups , Hanin ( junior officer ) Sonin ( company rank , captain and above ) and Chokunin senior officers ( generals rank )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethere is some loss of the same to the Saya. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32948772307019,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5629\/5243\/products\/5A0D7DCC-CEA4-45D2-AB04-07ED6AAC2DEF.jpg?v=1611548762"}],"url":"https:\/\/yamazakura.co.uk\/collections\/police-colonial-official-swords.oembed","provider":"Yamazakura","version":"1.0","type":"link"}