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TANTÔ FOR THE YOSHIWARA
This is a tantô for the Samurai of modest means. Hidden in the bottom of the saya is a removable…
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TANTÔ FOR JAMES BOND-SAN
Samurai spy? Who else would carry an item such as this? On the outside a non-assuming tantô.
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SMOKE UM IF YOU GOT UM
Got a light? Here we have a simple 19th century pipe case and tobacco pouch. OOPS…. ? What have we…
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TOOLS FOR THE POETIC SAMURAI
This item is just soooo darn cute. Because the blade is so small, I would hesitate to call it a…
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HIDDEN KABUTOWARE
This tantô can really give someone a headache. Made in the mid 1700’s this tantô koshirae houses a wickedly heavy…
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A “FAN” FOR ALL SEASONS
Here is a really “cool” item to carry around on those hot and humid days in old Edo (present day…
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TANTÔ or PURSE
Here is a tantô that will keep you from going broke. It’s not really a tantô, its a surreptitious way…
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A TANTÔ FOR THE PREPARED SAMURAI
Since Samurai were known to live life on the edge, they never knew when they might meet their demise and…
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THIS TANTÔ IS EASY ON THE EYES
This items quite unbelievable. On the outside, just a normal tantô. When hidden panels are opened on either end, its…
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A BANGING GOOD TANTÔ
This is an extremely rare and interesting item. When worn in the obi, it appears to be an ordinary tantô.…
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HAND CANNON/INKWELL
This is a very interesting item from my mezurashii 珍しいもの (unusual items) collection. When fully assembled,
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THE SÔSHÛ SCHOOL OF THE NANBOKUCHÔ ERA –SÔSHÛ AKIHIRO 相州秋広
In the year 1185 after his victory at the battle of Dan-no-ura, Minamoto Yoritomo decided to move the center of…
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AKITA SHOAMI TSUBA 秋田正阿弥鐔 #000518
This is a lovely Shinchû 真鍮 (brass) tsuba. It measures 6.9 cm or 2.7 inches by 6.3 cm or 2.5…
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AKASAKA TSUBA by TADATOKI 忠時の赤坂鐔
This is a large tachi style tsuba of the Akasaka school. It is signed by its maker, Tadatoki.
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JÛYÔ NAOE SHIZU KATANA 直江志津
A beautiful and graceful tachi that has been shortened to katana length. It was awarded Juyo Token status as belonging…
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IMPORTANT KODÔGU BY MIYAMOTO MUSASHI 宮本武蔵
Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) whose art name was Niten, achieved great fame as a master swordsman. In the seventeenth year of…
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JÛYÔ HIRATA HIKOZÔ TSUBA 平田彦三
Designated Jûyô Tôsôgu at the 61st Shinsa of 20 October, the 27th year of Heisei (2015)
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UNUSUAL WAKIZASHI KOSHIRAE by Takahashi Kiyotsugu 高橋清次
This is a very unusual and interesting wakizashi koshirae. It dates to the last half of the nineteenth century and…
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A FINE SUIT OF MID-EDO PERIOD RUSSET IRON ARMOR #000512
This is a very nice suit of armor from the middle Edo period. The helmet is an unsigned 32 plate…
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UNUSUAL ITOMAKI NO TACHI KOSHIRAE
This is a lovely Itomaki no Tachi koshirae. The saya is covered in bits of shell giving it a rich…
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FUCHI AND KASHIRA BY HAMANO SHIGEYUKI
I am pleased to offer thsi very attractive fuchi and kashira by the Hamano artist Shigeyuki. His name can also…
