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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…
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TSUBA BY SHONAI YOSHITOKI (1700-1750) 000551
This tsuba signed Yoshi (kao). This is the abbreviated signature of Yoshitoki (Shonai in Dewa Province). His Given name was…
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5TH GENERATION TADAYOSHI 五代忠吉 020825
Godai Tadayoshi (五代忠吉), the fifth generation in the Tadayoshi lineage, was born in 1696. He was the son of the…
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UNUSUAL TSUBA BY NOBUIE 信家鐔 110222
The works of Nobuie are famous because his works forged an absolutely new path in the artistry of tsuba making. …
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GOLD AND SHIBUICHI KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 110923
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this beautiful kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. This kozuka depicts a warrior on horseback…
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Antiques |MID 20TH CENTURY SWORD STAND WITH DRAWERS 020224
This is a very attractive sword stand for two swords. It is a very convenient size measuring 14 .625 inches…
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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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EXCELLENT DRAGON TSUKA (SWORD HANDLE) 100723
This is a very nice tsuka for a handachi wakizashi. The total length is 7.5 inches or 19.1 cm. The…
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TAKAGI SADAMUNE TANTÔ 高木貞宗 020325
The history of Takagi Sadamune (高木貞宗) is a very interesting one and one that has many variables. We know that…
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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Armor |KABUTO SIGNED SAOTOME IEHISA 早乙女家久 100117
This is a very well made suji kabuto comprised of 62 individual iron plates that have been riveted together. This helmet…
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EXTREMELY RARE SET OF BOOKS ON YANONE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH 080120
This is a rare five volume hardbound set of books in English exclusively covering Japanese Arrowheads. In the past, arrowheads…
