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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ HAGURO TSUBA 羽黒鐔 110723
This is a large tsuba of excellently forged iron, which mimics, through three-dimensional openwork (nikubori ji-sukashi), a Buddhist rosary (juzu,…
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THESE MICE MENUKI ARE TOO CUTE! 🐀 目貫 110823
Here we present a pair of mice menuki that are almost too cute for words. They are made of shakudo…
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A STUNNING KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 加賀後藤小柄 110223
Nihonto.com is pleased to present a recently acquired kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. In our opinion this kozuka dates…
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NICE FLOWER MENUKI (JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS) 100923
A very nice pair of Mino school Japanese menuki. These menuki are carved in the typical Mino motif of a…
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OUTSTANDING TOMOTSUNE CHOSHÛ TSUBA (友恒長州鐔) 100423
This is a lovely iron tsuba signed Choshû Hagi Jû Tomotsune Saku. It measure 3 inches or 7.7 cm by…
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HIGO DAISHO KOSHIRAE 肥後大小拵 080223
Nihonto.com is pleased to present a very nice Higo school set of fittings. The two saya are comprised of samé…
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TANTÔ KOSHIRAE BY KANO NATSUO AND SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 加納夏雄 & 篠山篤興 080423
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this wonderful aikuchi tantô koshirae by two of the most famous artists of the 19thcentury. …
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SUE-AOE NAGINATA NAOSHI KATANA (末青江) 000548
To properly understand the foundation and beginnings of the Bitchû Aoe School (備中青江) we must first study geography and history. …
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KYÔ-KINKO SAMURAI MENUKI 060423
This is a lovely pair of shakudo menuki from the Kyô-Kinko school. They depict two mounted Samurai racing towards each…
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KATANA BY KAGA HIROTAKA (廣高) RH000548
This is a very nice katana with koshirae from the Shintô era. It was made by the Kaga smith, Hirotaka…
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY NOMURA KANENORI 野村包教111222
Kanenori was a student of the first generation Kitagawa Sôten (Munenori). He was from Hikone in Ômi Province. He worked…
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TSUBA BY SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 篠⼭篤興 020223
Tokuoki (篤興) was born on November 17th of Bunka 10 (1813) and he passed away on December 10 of Meiji…
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KATANA BY TANGO no KAMI NAOMICHI (丹後守直道) 120122
Tango no Kami Naomichi (丹後守直道) was a smith from the Mishina school who worked in Osaka in the late 1600’s…
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KATANA BY IZUMI (no) KAMI KANESHIGE和泉守兼重 090322
For many years Izumi (no) Kami Kaneshige (和泉守兼重) was thought to be the same smith as Kazusa (no) Suke Kaneshige…
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KATANA BY NIDAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 二代肥前正広100122
Nidai Kawachi-no-Kami Masahiro was born in the fourth year of Kan’ei (1627) when his father was 21 years old. He…
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KATANA BY ISHIDÔ MORIHISA 石堂守久 120322
Morihisa was a member of the Edô Ishidô school of sword smiths. His given name was Hachizaemonnojô. He was the…
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OMI NO KAMI TSUGUHIRO 近江守継廣 110622
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro (近江守継廣) was a member of the Echizen Seki (越前関) school. He was one of many swordsmiths…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN NAKAJIMA RAI KUNINAGA KATANA WITH CUTTING TEST中島来国長090622
Rai Kunitoshi (来国俊) is considered to have been one of the premiere sword smiths of all time and he trained…
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KATANA BY NIDAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 二代肥前正広090222
Nidai Kawachi-no-Kami Masahiro was born in the fourth year of Kan’ei (1627) when his father was 21 years old. He…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN NAKAJIMA RAI KUNINAGA中島来国長000541
The blade offered here is by the founder of the Nakajima Rai School, Rai Kuninaga (来国長) who was one of…
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KATANA BY SHODAI YAMASHIRO KUNIKIYO 山城国清 070622
Kunikiyo was born in 1589 in Matsuhiro city in Shinshu. His given name was Shimada Kichiemon and he was a student…
