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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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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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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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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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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…
