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Events |CHICAGO JAPANESE SWORD SHOW APRIL 24th-26th, 2026
We are pleased to announce that once again the annual Japanese Sword and Collectables show will be held Chicago. The…
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TSUBA BY GOTÔ MITSUYOSHI 後藤光美000094
Gotô Mitsuyoshi (後藤真乗) was the fifteenth mainline master for the Gotô family. His art name was Gotô Shinjo (後藤真乗). He…
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BEAUTIFULLY CARVED MITO TSUBA 080225
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this lovely Mito school sukashi tsuba that depicts the three enlightened Taoist immortals. It is…
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SHAKUDÔ TSUBA BY TOBARI TOMIHISA (松盛斎富久)030122
The foundation of what we know about Tobari Tomihisa (later known as Shôseisai Tomihisa) is the entry in the Kinkô Tanki (金工鐔寄)…
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BEAUTIFUL KO-KINKÔ JÛYÔ TSUBA 古金工鐔 110324
Nihonto.com is very proud to present for sale this outstanding Ko-Kinkô Mogai-umisachi-chirashi no zu tsuba (藻貝海幸散図鐔)tsuba depicting an arrangement of…
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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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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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OUTSTANDING TOMOTSUNE CHOSHÛ TSUBA (友恒長州鐔) 100423
This is a lovely iron tsuba signed Choshû Hagi Jû Tomotsune Saku. It measure 3 inches or 7.7 cm by…
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TSUBA BY SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 篠⼭篤興 020223
Tokuoki (篤興) was born on November 17th of Bunka 10 (1813) and he passed away on December 10 of Meiji…
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY NOMURA KANENORI 野村包教111222
Kanenori was a student of the first generation Kitagawa Sôten (Munenori). He was from Hikone in Ômi Province. He worked…
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LOVELY KO-KINKO TSUBA 110319
This is a very attractive Ko-Kinko tsuba from the Muromachi Era. It is slightly oval and measures 2.5 inches or…
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JÛYÔ HIRATA HIKOZÔ TSUBA 平田彦三 110519
Nihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…
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BEAUTIFUL EDO ERA TSUBA 020119
This is a large and well executed Edo kinko tsuba. The iron plate is well made and carved with a…
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MINI TSUBA MENUKI
Two of the greatest tsuba artists of all time are Nobuiye and Kaneiye. Both did outstanding work in iron tsuba…
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EARLY KO-KINKO TSUBA 古金工鐔 #050118
This is a splendid example of epitome of tsuba art from the early Muromachi Era (early 1400’s). It has been…
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TSUBA by SASAYAMA TOKUOKI 篠山篤興
Tokuoki (篤興) was born on November 17th of Bunka 10 (1813) and he passed away on December 10 of Meiji…
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JÛYÔ KO-KINKÔ TSUBA
This is an absolutely outstanding ko-kinko tsuba that dates to the early Muromachi era (early 1400's). While it is somewhat…
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JÛYÔ TSUBA BY NOMURA KANENORI 野村包教
Kanenori was a student of the first generation Kitagawa Sôten (Munenori). He was from Hikone in Ômi Province. He worked…
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KYÔ SUKASHII TSUBA 京透鐔 #000519
This is an iron tsuba from the Kyô-Sukashi school. It dates to the Edo period (18th century). It has a…
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AKITA SHOAMI TSUBA 秋田正阿弥鐔 #000518
This is a lovely Shinchû 真鍮 (brass) tsuba. It measures 6.9 cm or 2.7 inches by 6.3 cm or 2.5…
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AKASAKA TSUBA by TADATOKI 忠時の赤坂鐔
This is a large tachi style tsuba of the Akasaka school. It is signed by its maker, Tadatoki.
