Articles |BIZEN KANEMITSU 備前兼光
Read moreBizen Kanemitsu (備前兼光) was the son of Bizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) who was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光). He was…
Articles |BIZEN MORISUKE 備前守助
Read moreThis a very interesting tachi by the Bizen smith, Morisuke. It is signed Bishû Osafune Jû Morisuke (備州長船住守助). It is…
Articles |HOKI NO KAMI MASAYOSHI（伯耆守正良）
Read moreMasayoshi (正良) was born in 1733. He was the son of the second generation Masayoshi (正良) and is sometimes referred…
Articles |BIZEN OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU 備前長船景光
Read moreBizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) who was, in turn, the son of the founder of…
Articles |NIJI KUNITOSHI 二字国俊
Read moreA group of swordsmiths, founded by Kuniyuki (国行) and called the “Rai school”, existed in Kyoto and thrived from the…
Articles |BIZEN NAGAYOSHI (CHÔGI) 備前長義 and BIZEN KANENAGA 備前兼長 OF THE SODEN-BIZEN SCHOOL 相伝備前
Read moreNagayoshi (長義) (herein after referred to as Chôgi (長義)) and Kanemitsu (兼光) are the two renown smiths of Bizen Province…
