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BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU TACHI 備前長船長光 101025
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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A KATANA BY SHITAHARA TERUSHIGE 照重 090225
This katana by the Shitahara smith, Terushige, is a wonderful combination of grace and sheer power. It dates to the…
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KATANA BY MINO KANETSUNE 兼常 010126
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this very well mounted katana by the kotô smith, Kanetsune of the Mino school. He…
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KATANA BY ÔSHU KUNIHIRO 奥州国広 070225
This is a nicely mounted katana from the northern part of Honshû Island directly across from Hokkaido. It is known…
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SHODAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 初代肥前正廣 050125
The first-generation Masahiro (Shodai) was born in Saga city of Hizen Province in 1607. His father was Yoshinobu who was…
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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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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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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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SANDAI BIZEN IESUKE (三代備前家助) 070124
The Bizen school stayed very active throughout the Muromachi Era (1394-1490) and into the Sengoku jidai (1490-1600). When we consider…
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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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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…
