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BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU 備前長船長光 110424
Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) was the son of Bizen Mitsutada (備前光忠) who was the founder of the Bizen Osafune School (備前長船). …
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DAISHO BY NOBUTAKA AND UJIFUSA (信高) (氏房) 100323
This is a strong mumei katana by a later generation of the line of Owari Nobutaka (尾張信高) smiths. It is…
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EXQUISITE FITTINGS SET BY MORIMURA ATSUTAKA 000550
Nihonto.com is very pleased to present this truly outstanding mitokoromono (three item set of fittings) by the Gotô trained artist…
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BEAUTIFUL SHAKUDO KYO KINKO TSUBA 000552
This is an outstanding Kyo Kinko tsuba from the Edo period (1700’s-1800’s). The shakudo is a very dark and luxurious…
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KO-BIZEN SUKEHIRA OF THE HEIAN ERA 助平古備前系 050124
The Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
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BEAUTIFUL SHAKUDO JAPANESE SWORD TSUBA 080124
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this exquisite shakudo nanako tsuba depicting a golden tree with six shakudo chidori birds on…
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TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ KATANA BY RAI KUNITOSHI 来国俊 111223
A group of swordsmiths, founded by Kuniyuki (国行) and called the “Rai school”, existed in Kyoto and thrived from the…
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POWERFUL MYOCHIN IRON TSUBA 120223
This is an iron sukashi tsuba from the Myochin school. The Myochin school were primarily makers of the finest armor,…
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WAKASA NO KAMI UJIFUSA KATANA (若狭守氏房) Owned by DAIMYO HIRAOKA YORIKATSU (平岡頼勝)
Hiraoka Yorikatsu (平岡頼勝) was born in Eiroku three (永禄1560) as son of Hiraoka Yoritoshi (平岡頼俊). Yorikatsu’s given name was Tōzō…
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HIGO DAISHO KOSHIRAE 肥後大小拵 080223
Nihonto.com is pleased to present a very nice Higo school set of fittings. The two saya are comprised of samé…
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OUTSTANDING TOMOTSUNE CHOSHÛ TSUBA (友恒長州鐔) 100423
This is a lovely iron tsuba signed Choshû Hagi Jû Tomotsune Saku. It measure 3 inches or 7.7 cm by…
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JÛYÔ TANTÔ KOSHIRAE BY SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 篠山篤興
Tokuoki (篤興) was born on November 17th of Bunka 10 (1813) and he passed away on December 10 of Meiji…
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TACHI BY BIZEN OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU 備前長船景光
Bizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) who was, in turn, the son of the founder of…
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TSUBA BY KITAGAWA SHÛTEN 喜多川秀典 010123
This is something rarely offered for sale. A tsuba by the first generation Sôheishi Sôten, the founder of the very…
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY NOMURA KANENORI 野村包教111222
Kanenori was a student of the first generation Kitagawa Sôten (Munenori). He was from Hikone in Ômi Province. He worked…
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FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI YOSHIFUSA TACHI 福岡一文字吉房
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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HEIAN ERA TACHI BY OHARA SANEMORI 大原真守 000049
One old account says that Hôki Yasutsuna (伯耆安綱), the founder of the Ko-Hôki school lived in the Daido era (806-810). …
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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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RAI KUNINAGA 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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BEAUTIFUL KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA （加賀後藤小柄）110722
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this absolutely wonderful gold, silver, and shakudo kozuka. Let me start by saying that the…
