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SOLID GOLD MENUKI BY GOTÔ EIJÔ 040126
Eijô, (栄乗) born in the fifth year of Tenshô (1577), was the eldest son of Tokujô (徳乗). His childhood name…
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FOUR GOTÔ JÛYÔ (MENUKI, KOZUKA, AND KOGAI) 030226
Nihonto.com is proud to present for sale a superb collection of four gold and shakudo mitokoromono each one by one…
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TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TANTÔ by MORIIE守家 110224
During the middle of the Kamakura period, Bizen-Den swordmaking was dominant, and saw the rise of great smiths in Fukuoka…
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BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU KATANA (備前長船永光)100525
Most sword collectors have heard of the great smith Bizen Nagamitsu (備前永光who worked in the Kamakura era around 1275 and…
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TANTO BY ECHIZEN SHIMOSAKA 越前下坂 100725
The story of the Echizen Shimosaka starts with the first generation Yasutsugu (康継). He is believed to have been born…
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KATANA BY TOSA YOSHINARI 土佐吉作 120125
Yoshinari (吉作) was a sword smith who worked in Tosa province around the Kyohô era (1716). He was the son…
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EXCELLENT SAMURAI DAISHO OF MINO SWORDS 110125
This is very nice daisho of interesting blades from two different sub-schools of the Mino tradition. The katana is unsigned…
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BINGO KO-MIHARA KATANA 古三原 080625
The Mihara School was founded in Bingo Province by Masaie (正家). Swordsmiths of this school were active beginning in the…
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TSUBA BY GOTÔ MITSUYOSHI 後藤光美000094
Gotô Mitsuyoshi (後藤真乗) was the fifteenth mainline master for the Gotô family. His art name was Gotô Shinjo (後藤真乗). He…
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WAKIZASHI OF THE YAMATO SHIKKAKE SCHOOL 070425
The founder of the Shikkake (尻懸) School is traditionally said to have been Norihiro (則弘) who lived around the end…
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KATANA BY NIDAI YAMASHIRO KUNIKIYO 山城国清 070325
Kunikiyo was born in 1589 in Matsuhiro city in Shinshu. His given name was Shimada Kichiemon and he was a student…
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EXCELLENT SOTEN SCHOOL FUCHI& KASHIRA 080425
We present here a lovely pair of Soten school fuchi and kashira. The detail of the carving is superb and…
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INTERESTING YOSHIOKA/GOTÔ KOZUKA 080325
This is a very interesting and beautiful kozuka that the NBTHK has attributed to the Yoshioka school of the Edo…
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OUTSTANDING KAGA-KINKO KOZUKA 080125
Here was have a lovely example of an Edo period (18th-19th century) kozuka of the Kaga-kinko school. The background is…
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BEAUTIFULLY CARVED MITO TSUBA 080225
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this lovely Mito school sukashi tsuba that depicts the three enlightened Taoist immortals. It is…
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EDO PERIOD KAWARI KABUTO RH 000557
This is a very interesting late Edo period (19th century) kawari kabuto (unusual helmet). The term kawari kabuto refers to…
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EDO ERA SUJI KABUTO (HELMET) 020125
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this very attractive iron kabuto (helmet) from the Edo Era (1700’s-1800’s). It is comprised of…
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SHAKUDÔ TSUBA BY TOBARI TOMIHISA (松盛斎富久)030122
The foundation of what we know about Tobari Tomihisa (later known as Shôseisai Tomihisa) is the entry in the Kinkô Tanki (金工鐔寄)…
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BEAUTIFUL KO-KINKÔ JÛYÔ TSUBA 古金工鐔 110324
Nihonto.com is very proud to present for sale this outstanding Ko-Kinkô Mogai-umisachi-chirashi no zu tsuba (藻貝海幸散図鐔)tsuba depicting an arrangement of…
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WAKIZASHI BY NAGASONE KOTETSU 長曽根虎徹 020424
The birth place of Nagasone was Gôshû Nagasone Mura (the village of Nagasone in Omi Province). Nagasone Kotetsu (長曽根虎徹)was originally…
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BIZEN OSAFUNE JÛ NAGASHIGE 備前長船住長重 111123
The old historical writings on Japanese swords present Bizen Nagashige (備前長重) as being the younger brother and student of Bizen…
