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EXCELLENT SAMURAI DAISHO OF MINO SWORDS 110125
This is very nice daisho of interesting blades from two different sub-schools of the Mino tradition. The katana is unsigned…
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EXCELLENT SOTEN SCHOOL FUCHI& KASHIRA 080425
We present here a lovely pair of Soten school fuchi and kashira. The detail of the carving is superb and…
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Articles |ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS AND RULES OF KINZÔGAN-SETSUDAN-MEI WITH A FOCUS ON THE YAMANO FAMILY
A variety of different information can be transmitted via gold inlays on sword tangs, the so-called "kinzôgan-mei" (金象嵌銘). For example,…
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AOE SCHOOL KATANA (青江) 010419
I am pleased to present this Jûyô Tôken naginata-naoshi katana by the Bitchû Aoe school of the late Kamakura era…
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Articles |THE TANTÔ 短刀
A tantô is traditionally described as being a Japanese sword of less than one shaku in length. This equates to…
