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THREE KO-GATANA FOR Ô-KOZUKA 大小柄の小刀
As one would expect, oversized kozuka (ô-kozuka) require oversized blades (ko-gatana). The word, ko-gatana, literally means small sword. Whether…
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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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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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BIZEN OMIYA MORIKAGE KATANA 備前大宮盛景
This is a Jûyô Tôken sword by the well known Omiya Bizen (大宮備前) smith, Morikage (盛景). Morikage (盛景) is said…
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IMPORTANT SWORD BY YAMATO SHIZU 大和志津
Blades are called Yamato Shizu when they are thought to have been made by Shizu Kaneuji or his direct students…
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AN IMPORTANT TACHI OF THE FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI SCHOOL 福岡一文字
This is an important and well-known blade from the middle Kamakura Era made by a smith of the Fukuoka Ichimonji…
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KATANA BY ECHIZEN TSUGUHIRO 継廣
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro was a member of the Echizen Seki school. He was one of many swordsmiths who moved…
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MASSIVE KATANA BY JIROTARO NAOKATSU 次郎太郎直勝
This is a fine katana by Jirotaro Naokatsu. Naokatsu was the son of one of the most famous Shinshinto smiths,…
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KATANA BY SHODAI YUKIHIRO 初代行廣
This is a beautiful katana by the first generation Hizen smith, Yukihiro. It is signed on the tachi-mei side Hizen…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY SHODAI BITCHU YASUHIRO 備中守橘康廣
This is a nicely mounted katana by the Settsu smith Yasuhiro. This blade is by the shodai (first generation) who…
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KATANA BY NAOSHIGE 尚重 #000440
This is a very powerful katana by the smith Naoshige. Naoshige was a smith from Kii who lived around 1741.…
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BEAUTIFUL TANTO BY YUKIMITSU 幸光 #110816
This is an elegant little tanto made by the Muromachi era Bizen smith, Yukimitsu. The full signature reads Bizen (no)…
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BEAUTIFUL WAKIZASHI BY KANEWAKA 兼若 #071114
This is a very nice wakizashi by the Kaga smith, Kanewaka. There are several generations of smiths who worked under…
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MINO KANEYOSHI WAKIZASHI 兼吉 #000515
This is a lovely Koto period wakizashi from the Genki or Tensho era (1570-1573). The signature reads Seki Zensho Kaneyoshi.
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ TÔKEN BY BIZEN KANENAGA
This is an outstanding katana that has been attributed to the well-known Bizen smith, Kanenaga (兼長). Kanenaga (兼長) is known…
