OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ HAGURO TSUBA 羽黒鐔 110723
Read moreThis is a large tsuba of excellently forged iron, which mimics, through three-dimensional openwork (nikubori ji-sukashi), a Buddhist rosary (juzu,…
THESE MICE MENUKI ARE TOO CUTE! 🐀 目貫 110823
Read moreHere we present a pair of mice menuki that are almost too cute for words. They are made of shakudo…
A STUNNING KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 加賀後藤小柄 110223
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present a recently acquired kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. In our opinion this kozuka dates…
KATANA BY NIDAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 二代肥前正広100122
Read moreNidai Kawachi-no-Kami Masahiro was born in the fourth year of Kan’ei (1627) when his father was 21 years old. He…
NICE FLOWER MENUKI (JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS) 100923
Read moreA very nice pair of Mino school Japanese menuki. These menuki are carved in the typical Mino motif of a…
OUTSTANDING TOMOTSUNE CHOSHÛ TSUBA (友恒長州鐔) 100423
Read moreThis is a lovely iron tsuba signed Choshû Hagi Jû Tomotsune Saku. It measure 3 inches or 7.7 cm by…
HIGO DAISHO KOSHIRAE 肥後大小拵 080223
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present a very nice Higo school set of fittings. The two saya are comprised of samé…
TANTÔ KOSHIRAE BY KANO NATSUO AND SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 加納夏雄 & 篠山篤興 080423
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present this wonderful aikuchi tantô koshirae by two of the most famous artists of the 19thcentury. …
SUE-AOE NAGINATA NAOSHI KATANA (末青江) 000548
Read moreTo properly understand the foundation and beginnings of the Bitchû Aoe School (備中青江) we must first study geography and history. …
KYÔ-KINKO SAMURAI MENUKI 060423
Read moreThis is a lovely pair of shakudo menuki from the Kyô-Kinko school. They depict two mounted Samurai racing towards each…
BITCHU NO KAMI TACHIBANA YASUHIRO 備中守橘康廣 110522
Read moreBitchu no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro (備中守橘康廣) belonged to the Ishido Kei (石堂系) that had its foundations in Omi Province. Omi…
KATANA BY KAGA HIROTAKA (廣高) RH000548
Read moreThis is a very nice katana with koshirae from the Shintô era. It was made by the Kaga smith, Hirotaka…
KATANA BY IZUMI (no) KAMI KANESHIGE和泉守兼重 090322
Read moreFor many years Izumi (no) Kami Kaneshige (和泉守兼重) was thought to be the same smith as Kazusa (no) Suke Kaneshige…
FUTATOKOROMONO BY NOMURA KANENORI 野村包教111222
Read moreKanenori was a student of the first generation Kitagawa Sôten (Munenori). He was from Hikone in Ômi Province. He worked…
TSUBA BY SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 篠⼭篤興 020223
Read moreTokuoki (篤興) was born on November 17th of Bunka 10 (1813) and he passed away on December 10 of Meiji…
KATANA BY TANGO no KAMI NAOMICHI (丹後守直道) 120122
Read moreTango no Kami Naomichi (丹後守直道) was a smith from the Mishina school who worked in Osaka in the late 1600’s…
KATANA BY ISHIDÔ MORIHISA 石堂守久 120322
Read moreMorihisa was a member of the Edô Ishidô school of sword smiths. His given name was Hachizaemonnojô. He was the…
OMI NO KAMI TSUGUHIRO 近江守継廣 110622
Read moreOmi 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…
JÛYÔ TÔKEN NAKAJIMA RAI KUNINAGA KATANA WITH CUTTING TEST中島来国長090622
Read moreRai Kunitoshi (来国俊) is considered to have been one of the premiere sword smiths of all time and he trained…
KATANA BY NIDAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 二代肥前正広090222
Read moreNidai Kawachi-no-Kami Masahiro was born in the fourth year of Kan’ei (1627) when his father was 21 years old. He…
JÛYÔ TÔKEN NAKAJIMA RAI KUNINAGA中島来国長000541
Read moreThe blade offered here is by the founder of the Nakajima Rai School, Rai Kuninaga (来国長) who was one of…
KATANA BY SHODAI YAMASHIRO KUNIKIYO 山城国清 070622
Read moreKunikiyo was born in 1589 in Matsuhiro city in Shinshu. His given name was Shimada Kichiemon and he was a student…
TSUBA BY SHÔNAI SHÔAMI DENBEI 庄内正阿弥伝兵衛000540
Read moreNihonto.com is very pleased to present this fine example of an iron tsuba by the Denbei tsubako of the Akita…
EXTRAORDINARY KO-KATCHUSHI TSUBA 古甲抽胄師 050622
Read moreThis is a truly extraordinary and huge iron ko-katchushi tsuba from the Muromachi era of the late15th to early 16thcentury. …
BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL KATANA 大和手搔系 090621
Read moreDuring the Nara period, before the capital was transferred to Kyoto in Yamashiro province, the province of Yamato was the…
HIGO TSUBA 肥後鐔080322
Read moreThis is a nice iron kodai Higo tsuba. It is carved in an openwork design of bamboo leaves encased in…
BEAUTIFUL HIGO SCHOOL TSUBA 肥後 980422
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba of the kodai Higo school. Tsuba of the Higo school have always been…
BEAUTIFUL SHOAMI TSUBA (正阿弥) 051522
Read moreThis is a lovely and artistic Edo period tsuba from the Shoami school. It depicts seabirds in mid-flight with two…
IRON DRAGON SUKASHI TSUBA 060222
Read moreThis is a pleasing iron tsuba with a dragon carved in openwork. It measures 3 inches by 2 ¾ inches. …
FUTATOKOROMONO BY GOTÔ TEIJÔ 後藤程乗020322
Read moreGotô Teijô (1603-1673), was the second son of Kenjô, the seventh Shirobei mainline master. His real name was Genichirô, which…
NIDAI DEWA DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾国路020622
Read moreThis is an excellent katana by the second generation (Nidai) Dewa Daijô Kunimichi (出羽大掾国路) of the Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広) school. …
POWERFUL TSUBA BY NOBUIE 信家010122
Read moreIt is an undisputed fact that Nobuie is considered to have been one of the greatest iron tsuba makers in…
JÛYÔ TÔKEN YAMATO SHIKKAKE KATANA 大和尻懸 090421
Read moreThe founder of the Shikkake (尻懸) School is traditionally said to have been Norihiro (則弘) who lived around the end…
DELICATELY CARVED IRON TSUBA 081421
Read moreThis is a wonderful tsuba from the Yagami school of Hizen Province. They were known as excellent craftsmen in the…
OUTSTANDING AIZU-SHÔAMI 080721
Read moreWe are pleased to offer this outstanding Aizu-Shôami iron tsuba that is in superb condition. It is described by the…
JAPANESE SWORDS: SÔSHÛ-DEN MASTERPIECES 070221
Read moreJapanese Swords: Sôshû-Den Masterpieces by Dmitry Pechalov. Published in 2019. Clothbound with slipcase and cardboard storage box, 11 1/2 x 15…
Armor |KABUTO SIGNED SAOTOME IEHISA 早乙女家久 100117
Read moreThis is a very well made suji kabuto comprised of 62 individual iron plates that have been riveted together. This helmet…
EXTREMELY RARE SET OF BOOKS ON YANONE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH 080120
Read moreThis is a rare five volume hardbound set of books in English exclusively covering Japanese Arrowheads. In the past, arrowheads…
JÛYÔ TSUBA BY HIRATA HIKOZÔ 平田彦三 080819
Read moreNihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…
POWERFUL ONO SCHOOL TSUBA 010420
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba of the Ono school. The Ono school was a group of craftsman in…
LOVELY KO-KINKO TSUBA 110319
Read moreThis is a very attractive Ko-Kinko tsuba from the Muromachi Era. It is slightly oval and measures 2.5 inches or…
JÛYÔ HIRATA HIKOZÔ TSUBA 平田彦三 110519
Read moreNihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…
UNUSUSAL TENPO TSUBA 040119
Read moreThis is a large and unusual Tenbo tsuba from the mid 1800's. Usually Tenbo iron tsuba are very plain with…
JÛYÔ MENUKI by AOKI HARUTSURA青木春貴 FMW00066
Read moreHarutsura (春貴)was born in Kyôto in 1805 and he died on February 14, 1858. He was the son of Aoki…
JÛYÔ ITOMAKI-NO-TACHI KOSHIRAE #060318
Read moreThis is a fine Itomaki-no-tachi koshirae from the middle Edo period (ca1700). Almost all of the metal fittings were made…
TETSUGENDÔ SCHOOL MENUKI #050518
Read moreI present here a finely detailed pair of iron menuki of the Tetsugendô school. They are delicately and beautifully carved…
NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 #FMW0033
Read moreIt is a rare pleasure to be able to offer for sale a sword by such a famous (or infamous)…
A BEAUTIFUL SAIGA STYLE KABUTO #000522
Read moreI am pleased to present this very nice russet iron Saiga style kabuto. It is from the Edo period of…
KABUTO SIGNED YOSHIMICHI 義道 #100217
Read moreThis is an exquisite eight plate russet iron helmet bowl that is signed Yoshimichi (義道). The shape of the plates…
KYÔ SUKASHII TSUBA 京透鐔 #000519
Read moreThis is an iron tsuba from the Kyô-Sukashi school. It dates to the Edo period (18th century). It has a…
SIGNED NARA TSUBA 奈良鐔 #032915
Read moreThis is a very pleasing signed iron tsuba from the Nara school. It is signed simply Nara Saku. It is…
DAIMYÔ JÛYÔ TACHI KOSHIRAE #080615
Read moreI am pleased to present this gorgeous Itomaki no Tachi koshirae that belonged to the famous Mori Daimyo family. This…
KATANA KOSHIRAE #000474
Read moreThis is a katana koshirae that is somewhat refined and quiet. The fuchi and kashira are both of iron with…
UNUSUAL KAGA GOTO KOZUKA #111514
Read moreThis is a very interesting and unusual Kaga Goto kozuka. It is done in shakudo nanako with a dragon done…
IWAMI SCHOOL MENUKI #030814
Read moreThis is a very pleasing pair of menuki from the Iwami school. One of the menuki is a clam shell…
KO-KINKO MENUKI #010510
Read moreThis is a nice pair of dark shakudo and gold menuki. They look to be from the ko-kinko school.
CUCUMBER KYO-KINKO MENUKI #110315
Read moreThis is a very attractive pair of shakudo menuki with gold highlights. They depict a pair of Japanese cucumbers. These…
LARGE SHAKUDO MENUKI #020214
Read moreThis is a large pair of shakudo and gold menuki carved in the design of two Bijin or Kwannon, one…
Tsuba |A VERY NICE KODAI YAGYU TSUBA #110209
Read moreThis is a very nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. There design is a well known Yagyu school motif showing a…
BEAUTIFUL “CHRISTIAN” TSUBA #040514
Read moreThis is a very fine example of what is commonly called a "Christian tsuba". It is an iron tsuba made…
BEAUTIFUL IRON DAISHO OF TSUBA #040315
Read moreThis is a very nice daisho of tsuba attributed to the Owari Kinko school by the NTHK. The iron plates…
HAYASHI TSUBA #000462
Read moreThis is a very fine iron tsuba attributed to the later Hayashi school of Higo. It has an irregular mimi…
A HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #021912
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba that I would attribute to the Kamiyoshi school of Higo Province. It is…
HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #000460
Read moreThis is a nice iron sukashi tsuba of the Kamiyoshi school in Higo. It measures 2 15/16 inches or 7.5…
AN ATTRACTIVE HIGO TSUBA #020912
Read moreThis is a very attractive Higo iron tsuba. It is carved in the form of a stylized pine tree with…
NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #111612
Read moreThis is a very nice and large tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle Edo period, i.e.…
INTERESTING IRON TSUBA #111414
Read moreThis is a very interesting and unusual iron sukashi tsuba. I call it my "tsuba" tsuba.
NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #000465
Read moreThis is a very pleasing iron tsuba of the Shoami school. It measures 2 13/16 inches or 7.2 cm by…
PLEASING SUKASHI TSUBA #000459
Read moreThis is a very nice sukashi iron tsuba that has been attributed to the Shoami school. It is a plant…
BIZEN KANEMITSU TANTÔ 備前兼光 #110214
Read moreI am pleased to offer this beautiful tantô by the famous Bizen Osafune smith, O-Kanemitsu. It passed Jûyô Tôken in…
JUYO TOKEN WAKIZASHI BY SHIKIBU NO JO NOBUKUNI 式部氶信国 #110514
Read moreThe first generation Nobukuni was from Yamashiro Province. He was the son of Ryokai Hisanobu and he is thought to…
JÛYÔ TANTÔ BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光 #110112
Read moreBizen Kagemitsu was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the Bizen…
WAKIZASHI BY MUNEHIRO (SOKAN) 宗廣 #000473
Read moreThis is a fine wakizashi by one of the top smiths of the Shinshinto Era, Teiryusai Munehiro also known as…
MASATSUGU WAKIZASHI 政次 #000369
Read moreThis is a very nice wakizashi by the Shimada smith, Masatsugu. The cutting edge is 14 1/4 inches and it…
MINO KANEYOSHI WAKIZASHI 兼吉 #000515
Read moreThis is a lovely Koto period wakizashi from the Genki or Tensho era (1570-1573). The signature reads Seki Zensho Kaneyoshi.
