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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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KATANA BY ECHIZEN TAMETSUGU 越前為継 060125
Tametsugu (為継) worked in the beginning of the Nanbokuchô era and was originally from Echizen Province (越前国). While there is…
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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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BITCHÛ KO-AOE KATANA 備中古青江 110123
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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AWATAGUCHI HEIAN/KAMAKURA KATANA 粟田口系 020225
Awataguchi lies on the main road which goes from Kyôto to Ômi province. Many smiths settled there since the early…
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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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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 IZUMI (no) KAMI KANESHIGE和泉守兼重 090322
For many years Izumi (no) Kami Kaneshige (和泉守兼重) was thought to be the same smith as Kazusa (no) Suke Kaneshige…
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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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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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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…
