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TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TACHI BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光
Bizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光)who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the…
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KATANA BY TAMBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI 丹波守吉道 030121
This is a fine katana by the smith Tamba no Kami Yoshimichi. It is signed (Kiku) Tamba.....The balance of the…
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ISHIDÔ MITSUHIRA WITH TWO BODY CUTTING TEST 石堂光平 070320
The Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
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Mounted Katana by Bitchu no Kami Yasuhiro 備中守康廣 120120
This is a wonderful katana made by the Kishu Ishidô smith, Yasuhiro. The full signature reads Bitchu no Kami Tachibana…
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HIZEN SAGA JÛ KUNITSUGU 肥前佐賀住國次 090220
Hizen Saga Jû Kunitsugu (肥前佐賀住國次)was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広). Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広), one of the most famous sword…
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KATANA BY TOSA YOSHINARI 土佐吉作 090120
Yoshinari (吉作) was a sword smith who worked in Tosa province around the Kyohô era (1716). He was the son…
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A KATANA BY GODAI TADAYOSHI 五代忠吉 070220
Godai Tadayoshi (五代忠吉), the fifth generation Tadayoshi, was born in 1696. He was the son of the Omi Daijo Tadayoshi…
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A DAISHO OF SWORDS BY DEWA-DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾國路 #070120
While it is firmly established in many reference books that Kunimichi(國路) was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川國廣), no records…
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EXTREMELY RARE SET OF BOOKS ON YANONE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH 080120
This is a rare five volume hardbound set of books in English exclusively covering Japanese Arrowheads. In the past, arrowheads…
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JÛYÔ TSUBA BY HIRATA HIKOZÔ 平田彦三 080819
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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JÛYÔ HASEBE KATANA 長谷部 110119
Hasebe Kunishige (長谷部国重) has long been considered to be a pupil of Masamune (正宗) (Masamune Juttetsu). His oldest remaining dated…
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MUTSU NO KAMI TACHIBANA TAMEYASU 000539
The Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
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KAMAKURA BORI TSUBA 鎌倉彫 030220
This is a very nice iron tsuba of the Kamakura Bori school. The name of this school refers to the…
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BEAUTIFUL KYO-SUKASHI TSUBA 010520
This is a large and intricately carved iron tsuba of the Kyo-sukashi school made during the Edo period. It measures…
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POWERFUL ONO SCHOOL TSUBA 010420
This is a very nice iron tsuba of the Ono school. The Ono school was a group of craftsman in…
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HIGO JINGO TSUBA 010320
This tsuba is from the Higo Jingo school. It measures 2 ¾ inches by 2 11/16 inches nor 7 cm…
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UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING TSUBA 010120
This is a lovely tsuba with an unusual shape. It is made of iron and comprised of four almost circular…
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KATANA BY KÔZUKE DAIJÔ SUKESADA 12119
Kôzuke no Daijô Sukesada (上野大掾祐定) was the son of Shichibei no Jô Sukesada (七兵衛尉祐定) and was active around the Jôo…
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KATANA BY TSUKAMOTO OKIMASA 塚本起正 111119
Okimasa was born on November 13 in the third year of Taisho (1914) in Koriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture. He…
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NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 110317
For hundreds of years the swords of nidai Muramasa (二代村正) have been regarded as swords with evil powers. When we…
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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…
