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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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JÛYÔ TÔKEN YAMATO SHIKKAKE KATANA 大和尻懸 090421
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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GÔ YOSHIHIRO 江義弘 110518
Yoshihiro (義弘) is one of the most famous sword smiths of all time. Yoshihiro’s (義弘) given name was Matsukura Go…
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JÛYÔ NAOE SHIZU KATANA 直江志津
A beautiful and graceful tachi that has been shortened to katana length. It was awarded Juyo Token status as belonging…
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IMPORTANT SWORD BY YAMATO SHIZU 大和志津
Blades are called Yamato Shizu when they are thought to have been made by Shizu Kaneuji or his direct students…
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AN IMPORTANT TACHI OF THE FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI SCHOOL 福岡一文字
This is an important and well-known blade from the middle Kamakura Era made by a smith of the Fukuoka Ichimonji…
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JÛYÔ TANTÔ BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光 #110112
Bizen Kagemitsu was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the Bizen…
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Articles |BIZEN KANEMITSU 備前兼光
Bizen Kanemitsu (備前兼光) was the son of Bizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) who was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光). He was…
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ TÔKEN BY BIZEN KANENAGA
This is an outstanding katana that has been attributed to the well-known Bizen smith, Kanenaga (兼長). Kanenaga (兼長) is known…
