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KATANA BY SÔSHÛ TSUNAHIRO 相州綱廣 120222
The overall workmanship of blades made in the Sôshû tradition does not, as a rule, measure up to the Sôshû…
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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 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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WAKIZASHI BY TENRYUSHI MASATAKA 天龍子正隆 120422
Masataka (正隆) was born in 1802 in the Settsu area (Osaka). He was the son of Takashige of Settsu (隆繁)…
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TANBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI WAKIZASHI IN OUTSTANDING KOSHIRAE (丹波守吉道) 110822
We are pleased to present a very unusual and beautiful wakizashi from the Kyotô Shintô Yoshimichi smith lineage. This blade…
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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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EARLY WAKIZASHI BY OYA KUNISADA (親国貞) 100222
Kunisada (国貞) was born in Tensho 18 (1590) in Hyuga province, present day Miyazaki prefecture. He became a student of…
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TANTÔ BY NIÔ KIYOSADA IN KOSHIRAE (ニ王清定作) 090722
This is an unusual sun-nobi tantô from the Muromachi era. It is a signed by Nio Kiyosada and it is…
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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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BIZEN SUKESADA KATANA備前祐定 090522
We are pleased to present an outstanding Kotô katana by one of the Bizen Sukesada (備前祐定) sword smiths. This blade…
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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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A DAISHO BY OMI NO KAMI SUKENAO 近江守助直 090122
The daisho of swords and koshirae presented here for sale is an exciting opportunity to own a true daisho where…
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ECHIZEN NO KAMI FUJIWARA TAMETSUGU 越前国藤原為継 080922
Tametsugu (為継) worked in the beginning of the Nanbokuchô era around 1315 to 1380 and was originally from Echizen Province…
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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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A TACHI BY BIZEN OMIYA MORISHIGE備前大宮盛重 080722
The tachi presented here is a rare example of the Nanbokuchô period because it still retains its signature. This blade…
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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…
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BIZEN TOMOMITSU TACHI 備前備光 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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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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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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MASATOMO KATANA AND ECHIZEN SEKI WAKIZASHI DAISHO 正友刀越前関脇差大小051022
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this fine daisho of katana and wakizashi from the Edo period around the Kanbun era…
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NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 070122
It is a pleasure to be able to offer for sale this tantô by the famous (or infamous) smith, the…