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Articles |OMI NO KAMI TSUGUHIRO 近江守継廣 And the ECHIZEN SEKI SCHOOL 越前関系
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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Articles |BITCHU NO KAMI YASUHIRO 備中守康廣 and the THE KII ISHIDO SCHOOL 紀伊石堂
The Ishido Kei (石堂系) had its foundations in Omi Province. Omi Province was the home of many well-known smiths from…
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Articles |HIGO DAIJÔ SADAKUNI 肥後大掾貞国
Higo Daijô Sadakuni (肥後大掾貞国) was from Echizen (越前) Province. He worked around the beginning of the Shinto Era, around Keicho…
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Articles |HORIKAWA KUNITAKE 堀川国武
Kunitake (国武) was a student of the famous Shinto sword maker, Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国廣). Kunitake (国武) lived around the first…
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KATANA BY NAOSHIGE 尚重 #000440
This is a very powerful katana by the smith Naoshige. Naoshige was a smith from Kii who lived around 1741.…
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Articles |THE YASUTSUGU SCHOOL 康継系
The story of the Yasutsugu (康継) lineage starts with the birth of the first generation, Ichizaemon (市左衛門), who is believed…
