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SHODAI HIZEN YUKIHIRO (肥前行広)100321
The first generation (shodai) Dewa-daijô Yukihiro (出羽大掾行廣) was called Kurôbei and he was born as the second son of Hashimoto…
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KOYAMA MUNETSUGU WITH CUTTING TEST. 固山宗次 040423
Munetsugu’s given name was Koyama Sobei and he was born in 1802 in Shirakawa province in Oshu Prefecture. He was…
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YAMATO TEGAI KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE (大和手搔)030223
During the Nara period, before the capital was transferred to Kyoto in Yamashiro province, the province of Yamato was the…
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KATANA BY TAIKEI NAOTANE 大慶直胤 030123
Taikei Naotane (大慶直胤) was born in the seventh year of An’ei (安永 1778) in Dewa province (present-day Yamagata Prefecture) into…
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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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Events |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…
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KATANA BY TANGO no KAMI NAOMICHI (丹後守直道) 120122
Tango no Kami Naomichi (丹後守直道) was a smith from the Mishina school who worked in Osaka in the late 1600’s…
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KATANA BY IZUMI (no) KAMI KANESHIGE和泉守兼重 090322
For many years Izumi (no) Kami Kaneshige (和泉守兼重) was thought to be the same smith as Kazusa (no) Suke Kaneshige…
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HEIAN ERA TACHI BY OHARA SANEMORI 大原真守 000049
One old account says that Hôki Yasutsuna (伯耆安綱), the founder of the Ko-Hôki school lived in the Daido era (806-810). …
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KATANA BY ISHIDÔ MORIHISA 石堂守久 120322
Morihisa was a member of the Edô Ishidô school of sword smiths. His given name was Hachizaemonnojô. He was the…
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OMI NO KAMI TSUGUHIRO 近江守継廣 110622
Omi 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…
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WAKIZASHI BY TENRYUSHI MASATAKA 天龍子正隆 120422
Masataka (正隆) was born in 1802 in the Settsu area (Osaka). He was the son of Takashige of Settsu (隆繁)…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN NAKAJIMA RAI KUNINAGA KATANA WITH CUTTING TEST中島来国長090622
Rai Kunitoshi (来国俊) is considered to have been one of the premiere sword smiths of all time and he trained…
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EARLY WAKIZASHI BY OYA KUNISADA (親国貞) 100222
Kunisada (国貞) was born in Tensho 18 (1590) in Hyuga province, present day Miyazaki prefecture. He became a student of…
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KATANA BY NIDAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 二代肥前正広090222
Nidai Kawachi-no-Kami Masahiro was born in the fourth year of Kan’ei (1627) when his father was 21 years old. He…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN NAKAJIMA RAI KUNINAGA中島来国長000541
The blade offered here is by the founder of the Nakajima Rai School, Rai Kuninaga (来国長) who was one of…
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KATANA BY SHODAI YAMASHIRO KUNIKIYO 山城国清 070622
Kunikiyo was born in 1589 in Matsuhiro city in Shinshu. His given name was Shimada Kichiemon and he was a student…
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BEAUTIFUL KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA （加賀後藤小柄）110722
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this absolutely wonderful gold, silver, and shakudo kozuka. Let me start by saying that the…
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SHINTÔ KATANA BY HEIANJO YOSHINAGA 平安城義長 110422
This is a long and impressive katana by the Shintô smith Heianjo Yoshinaga (平安城義長). He worked in the Kanbun period…
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BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL KATANA 大和手搔系 090621
During the Nara period, before the capital was transferred to Kyoto in Yamashiro province, the province of Yamato was the…
