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SHINTÔ KATANA BY HEIANJO YOSHINAGA 平安城義長 110422
This is a long and impressive katana by the Shintô smith Heianjo Yoshinaga (平安城義長). He worked in the Kanbun period…
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BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL KATANA 大和手搔系 090621
During the Nara period, before the capital was transferred to Kyoto in Yamashiro province, the province of Yamato was the…
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A TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI TACHI BY YOSHIHIRA福岡一文字吉平 00043
The Ichimonji School (一文字) in Bizen Province was a large school that was founded in the beginning of the Kamakura…
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EXTRAORDINARY KO-KATCHUSHI TSUBA 古甲抽胄師 050622
This is a truly extraordinary and huge iron ko-katchushi tsuba from the Muromachi era of the late15th to early 16thcentury. …
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HIGO TSUBA 肥後鐔080322
This is a nice iron kodai Higo tsuba. It is carved in an openwork design of bamboo leaves encased in…
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BEAUTIFUL HIGO SCHOOL TSUBA 肥後 980422
This is a very nice iron tsuba of the kodai Higo school. Tsuba of the Higo school have always been…
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VERY NICE TOSA MYOCHIN TSUBA 土佐明珍 080522
This is a very pleasing iron tsuba of the Tosa Myochin school. There was a group of tsuba makers who made large…
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SUPERB TÔSHÔ TSUBA 刀匠鐔 080222
This is a very nice Tôshô tsuba from the late Muromachi to early Edo era. Tôshô tsuba are tsuba that…
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BIZEN TOMOMITSU TACHI 備前倫光 050222
Bizen Tomomitsu (備前倫光) was a smith from Bizen Province who worked in the Nanbokuchô Era (1333-1391). He was the son…
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NIDAI DEWA DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾国路020622
This is an excellent katana by the second generation (Nidai) Dewa Daijô Kunimichi (出羽大掾国路) of the Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広) school. …
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TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY BITCHÛ AOE YOSHITSUGU備中青江吉次 000042
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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POWERFUL TSUBA BY NOBUIE 信家010122
It is an undisputed fact that Nobuie is considered to have been one of the greatest iron tsuba makers in…
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BEAUTIFUL SHOAMI TSUBA (正阿弥) 051522
This is a lovely and artistic Edo period tsuba from the Shoami school. It depicts seabirds in mid-flight with two…
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TSUBA BY SÔHEISHI KITAGAWA SÔTEN 藻柄⼦喜多河⼊道宗典 051622
This is something rarely offered for sale. A tsuba by the first generation Sôheishi Sôten, the founder of the very…
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IRON DRAGON SUKASHI TSUBA 060222
This is a pleasing iron tsuba with a dragon carved in openwork. It measures 3 inches by 2 ¾ inches. …
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY GOTÔ TEIJÔ 後藤程乗020322
Gotô Teijô (1603-1673), was the second son of Kenjô, the seventh Shirobei mainline master. His real name was Genichirô, which…
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YAMATO NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI KATANA (大和守吉道 ) AND BINGO MIHARA WAKIZASHI (備後三原) MOUNTED IN BEAUTIFUL DAISHO KOSHIRAE 110421
This is an outstanding daisho of beautiful blades and top quality koshirae that belonged to a high ranking Samurai during…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN YAMATO SHIKKAKE KATANA 大和尻懸 090421
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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DELICATELY CARVED IRON TSUBA 081421
This is a wonderful tsuba from the Yagami school of Hizen Province. They were known as excellent craftsmen in the…
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OUTSTANDING AIZU-SHÔAMI 080721
We are pleased to offer this outstanding Aizu-Shôami iron tsuba that is in superb condition. It is described by the…
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JAPANESE SWORDS: SÔSHÛ-DEN MASTERPIECES 070221
Japanese Swords: Sôshû-Den Masterpieces by Dmitry Pechalov. Published in 2019. Clothbound with slipcase and cardboard storage box, 11 1/2 x 15…
