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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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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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TANTÔ BY SA YASUYOSHI 左安吉110524
Yasuyoshi was the son of Samonji (左文字) who was also famously known as Ô-Sa (the Great Sa). Like his father,…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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MASATSUGU WAKIZASHI 政次 #000369
This is a very nice wakizashi by the Shimada smith, Masatsugu. The cutting edge is 14 1/4 inches and it…
