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SHINSAKUTÔ KATANA BY HIDEMUNE (秀宗) 000527
Seki Ju Hidemune Shinsakutô Katana w/ Koshirae specifically for Iaido Shinken. This sword has the perfect combination of length, balance,…
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TANTÔ BY HÔJÔJI MASAHIRO (法成寺正弘) 000523
This is a tantô by the Shintô smith, Hôjôji Masahiro. Masahiro moved from Tajima province to Edo and founded the…
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MINO KANEFUSA KO-WAKIZASHI (兼房) 000526
This is a kotô ko-wakizashi by the Mino smith Kanefusa. There were several generations of kotô smiths by this name…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY ECHIZEN KUNITSUNA (越前国綱) 000525
I am pleased to present this long and graceful katana by the Echizen smith, Kunitsuna. Kunitsuna was from the Shintô…
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SWORD STAND FOR THE SANKIN-KÔTAI(参勤交代) #060518
This sword stand was used at the time of sankin-kôtai(参勤交代). Sankin-kôtaiwas a policy of the Tokugawa Shogunate established by the…
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KATANA BY HORIKAWA KUNITAKE 堀川国武 #060218
This is a fine katana by the Shinto smith Kunitake. It is signed Fujiwara Kunitake. He is a Jo-saku rated…
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MOUNTED TANTÔ BY UDA KUNIMUNE 宇多国宗 #060418
This is a nicely mounted tantô signed by one of the later Uda smiths named Kunimune. It dates to the…
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DAISHO BY SHODAI HIZEN MUNETSUGU (肥前宗次) #020218
The first generation Hizen Munetsugu (肥前宗次) was originally called Sakai Mitsuemon or Sakai Sanuemon (境三右衛門). His first residence was in…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN YOSHIOKA ICHIMONJI KATANA 吉岡一文字 #050718
The Ichimonji School (一文字) in Bizen Province was a large school that was founded in the beginning of the Kamakura…
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JÛYÔ ITOMAKI-NO-TACHI KOSHIRAE #060318
This is a fine Itomaki-no-tachi koshirae from the middle Edo period (ca1700). Almost all of the metal fittings were made…
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BIZEN TACHI BY TSUNEIYE (経家) #050218
At the beginning of the Muromachi (室町)era around the Oei (応永)era (1394) most of the different schools in the Bizen…
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EXTREMELY RARE TANTÔ BY YASUKUNI YASUTOSHI 靖利#050918
Yasutoshi (靖利)was born in the fourth year of Taisho in Hiroshima Prefecture. He was the third son of Yasutoku who became…
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BEAUTIFUL WAKIZASHI BY AIZU KANESADA (兼定) #050818
This is a very powerful wakizashi by the Jo-saku rated smith Aizu Kanesada. Kanesada worked around the Ansei era (1854) in…
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SHAKUDO AND GOLD MENUKI #050618
This is a pair of shakudo and gold wash menuki depicting good fortune. It is intricately carved depicting auspicious gifts…
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TETSUGENDÔ SCHOOL MENUKI #050518
I present here a finely detailed pair of iron menuki of the Tetsugendô school. They are delicately and beautifully carved…
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YAMATO SHIZU 大和兼氏 #020118
Kaneuji (兼氏) was born in the late 13th century in the Yamato area. Around the Geno Era (1319-1321), the latter…
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TACHI BY HIZEN YOSHIFUSA WITH OUTSTANDING TACHI KOSHIRAE (肥前良房)#020318
This is a fine katana by Shodai Hizen (no) Kuni Saga Jû Minamoto Yoshifusa (肥前国佐賀住源良房). He is rated as a…
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KATANA BY SETTSU NAOMICHI (直道) #020418
Tango no Kami Naomichi was from the Tango no Kami Kanemichi Mon. He was first called Jôuemon Naotsugu. He took…
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A FINE BUNGO KATANA #031018
I am pleased to offer for sale this fine katana from the Bungo Takada school. It is mumei (unsigned) but…
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YÛSHÛTÔ ZUROKU VOLUME ONE #030118
This is a copy of the first volume of the Yûshûtô Zuroku book published by the NTHK in Japan. Yûshû…
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A JÛYÔ ITOMAKI NO TACHI KOSHIRAE #072414
I am very pleased to offer for sale this outstanding Itomaki no Tachi Koshirae. It was awarded Jûyô Kodogu status…
