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BEAUTIFUL KAGA ZOGAN KOZUKA (加賀象眼小柄) 030324
Before I get to the specific description of style, measurements, etc. of this lovely kozuka, I would like to spend…
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BEAUTIFUL SHIKKAKE SCHOOL KATANA 尻懸 020124
The founder of the Shikkake (尻懸) School is traditionally said to have been Norihiro (則弘) who lived around the end…
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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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KATANA BY HIZEN YOSHITSUGU (肥前吉次) 110623
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this katana by the Hizen smith, Yoshitsugu. The full signature of this smith is Hizen…
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UCHIGATANA BY MINO SENJUIN DÔIN (美濃千手院道印) 110523
Nihonto.com is very pleased to present a very interesting sword that dates back to the middle of the Muromachi era…
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NAGINATA BY YAMASHIRO KUNISHIGE (山城国重) 010324
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this very attractive Naginata by the second generation Musashi (Edô) school smith, Kunishige. The blade…
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NIDAI MURAMASA YARI (村正槍) 010224
It is our pleasure to offer for sale a yari by the famous (or infamous) smith, the second generation Muramasa. …
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UNUSUAL TSUBA BY NOBUIE 信家鐔 110222
The works of Nobuie are famous because his works forged an absolutely new path in the artistry of tsuba making. …
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HEIAN ERA TACHI OF THE KO-HÔKI SCHOOL 古伯耆系 120123
Nihonto.com is extremely pleased to present for sale this outstanding Ko-Hôki (古伯耆) tachi from the Heian Era. One old account…
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GOLD AND SHIBUICHI KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 110923
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this beautiful kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. This kozuka depicts a warrior on horseback…
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ HAGURO TSUBA 羽黒鐔 110723
This is a large tsuba of excellently forged iron, which mimics, through three-dimensional openwork (nikubori ji-sukashi), a Buddhist rosary (juzu,…
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A STUNNING KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 加賀後藤小柄 110223
Nihonto.com is pleased to present a recently acquired kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. In our opinion this kozuka dates…
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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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SUE-AOE NAGINATA NAOSHI KATANA (末青江) 000548
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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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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KATANA BY KAGA HIROTAKA (廣高) RH000548
This is a very nice katana with koshirae from the Shintô era. It was made by the Kaga smith, Hirotaka…
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33rd ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO JAPANESE SWORD SHOW
On August 4th, August 5th, and 6th of 2023 the Northern California Japanese Sword Club will host its 33rd annual…
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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…