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BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU 備前長船長光 110424
Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) was the son of Bizen Mitsutada (備前光忠) who was the founder of the Bizen Osafune School (備前長船). …
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BITCHÛ KO-AOE KATANA 備中古青江 110123
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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SANDAI BIZEN IESUKE (三代備前家助) 070124
The Bizen school stayed very active throughout the Muromachi Era (1394-1490) and into the Sengoku jidai (1490-1600). When we consider…
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AWATAGUCHI HEIAN/KAMAKURA KATANA 粟田口系 020225
Awataguchi lies on the main road which goes from Kyôto to Ômi province. Many smiths settled there since the early…
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WAKIZASHI BY NAGASONE KOTETSU 長曽根虎徹 020424
The birth place of Nagasone was Gôshû Nagasone Mura (the village of Nagasone in Omi Province). Nagasone Kotetsu (長曽根虎徹)was originally…
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BIZEN OSAFUNE JÛ NAGASHIGE 備前長船住長重 111123
The old historical writings on Japanese swords present Bizen Nagashige (備前長重) as being the younger brother and student of Bizen…
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DAISHO BY NOBUTAKA AND UJIFUSA (信高) (氏房) 100323
This is a strong mumei katana by a later generation of the line of Owari Nobutaka (尾張信高) smiths. It is…
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EXQUISITE FITTINGS SET BY MORIMURA ATSUTAKA 000550
Nihonto.com is very pleased to present this truly outstanding mitokoromono (three item set of fittings) by the Gotô trained artist…
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BEAUTIFUL SHAKUDO KYO KINKO TSUBA 000552
This is an outstanding Kyo Kinko tsuba from the Edo period (1700’s-1800’s). The shakudo is a very dark and luxurious…
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TSUBA BY SHONAI YOSHITOKI (1700-1750) 000551
This tsuba signed Yoshi (kao). This is the abbreviated signature of Yoshitoki (Shonai in Dewa Province). His Given name was…
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5TH GENERATION TADAYOSHI 五代忠吉 020825
Godai Tadayoshi (五代忠吉), the fifth generation in the Tadayoshi lineage, was born in 1696. He was the son of the…
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KO-BIZEN SUKEHIRA OF THE HEIAN ERA 助平古備前系 050124
The Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
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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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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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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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THESE MICE MENUKI ARE TOO CUTE! 🐀 目貫 110823
Here we present a pair of mice menuki that are almost too cute for words. They are made of shakudo…
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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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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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TAKAGI SADAMUNE TANTÔ 高木貞宗 020325
The history of Takagi Sadamune (高木貞宗) is a very interesting one and one that has many variables. We know that…
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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…
