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KATANA KOSHIRAE #000474
This is a katana koshirae that is somewhat refined and quiet. The fuchi and kashira are both of iron with…
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UNUSUAL KAGA GOTO KOZUKA #111514
This is a very interesting and unusual Kaga Goto kozuka. It is done in shakudo nanako with a dragon done…
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IWAMI SCHOOL MENUKI #030814
This is a very pleasing pair of menuki from the Iwami school. One of the menuki is a clam shell…
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KO-KINKO MENUKI #010510
This is a nice pair of dark shakudo and gold menuki. They look to be from the ko-kinko school.
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CUCUMBER KYO-KINKO MENUKI #110315
This is a very attractive pair of shakudo menuki with gold highlights. They depict a pair of Japanese cucumbers. These…
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LARGE SHAKUDO MENUKI #020214
This is a large pair of shakudo and gold menuki carved in the design of two Bijin or Kwannon, one…
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Tsuba |A VERY NICE KODAI YAGYU TSUBA #110209
This is a very nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. There design is a well known Yagyu school motif showing a…
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BEAUTIFUL “CHRISTIAN” TSUBA #040514
This is a very fine example of what is commonly called a "Christian tsuba". It is an iron tsuba made…
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BEAUTIFUL IRON DAISHO OF TSUBA #040315
This is a very nice daisho of tsuba attributed to the Owari Kinko school by the NTHK. The iron plates…
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KYO-SHOAMI TSUBA #000390
This is a large tsuba from the Kyo-Shoami school. It is carved in a very delicate yet strong design.
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HAYASHI TSUBA #000462
This is a very fine iron tsuba attributed to the later Hayashi school of Higo. It has an irregular mimi…
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A HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #021912
This is a very nice iron tsuba that I would attribute to the Kamiyoshi school of Higo Province. It is…
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HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #000460
This is a nice iron sukashi tsuba of the Kamiyoshi school in Higo. It measures 2 15/16 inches or 7.5…
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AN ATTRACTIVE HIGO TSUBA #020912
This is a very attractive Higo iron tsuba. It is carved in the form of a stylized pine tree with…
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NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #111612
This is a very nice and large tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle Edo period, i.e.…
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INTERESTING IRON TSUBA #111414
This is a very interesting and unusual iron sukashi tsuba. I call it my "tsuba" tsuba.
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NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #000465
This is a very pleasing iron tsuba of the Shoami school. It measures 2 13/16 inches or 7.2 cm by…
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PLEASING SUKASHI TSUBA #000459
This is a very nice sukashi iron tsuba that has been attributed to the Shoami school. It is a plant…
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BIZEN KANEMITSU TANTÔ 備前兼光 #110214
I am pleased to offer this beautiful tantô by the famous Bizen Osafune smith, O-Kanemitsu. It passed Jûyô Tôken in…
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JUYO TOKEN WAKIZASHI BY SHIKIBU NO JO NOBUKUNI 式部氶信国 #110514
The first generation Nobukuni was from Yamashiro Province. He was the son of Ryokai Hisanobu and he is thought to…
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JÛYÔ TANTÔ BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光 #110112
Bizen Kagemitsu was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the Bizen…
