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TANGO (no) KAMI KANEMICHI 丹後守兼道 020522
This is a lovely katana by the second generation (Nidai) Tango no Kami Kanemichi of the Mishina school. This smith…
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY GOTÔ TEIJÔ 後藤程乗020322
Gotô Teijô (1603-1673), was the second son of Kenjô, the seventh Shirobei mainline master. His real name was Genichirô, which…
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SÔTEN TSUBA DAISHO BY YOSHITOMO 喜知 020922
This is a very impressive and large daisho set of Sôten tsuba by Yoshitomo. Yoshitomo worked around 1700-1750. He was…
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NIDAI DEWA DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾国路020622
This is an excellent katana by the second generation (Nidai) Dewa Daijô Kunimichi (出羽大掾国路) of the Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広) school. …
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KATANA IN KOSHIRAE BY TOSHINAGA WITH CUTTING TEST 歳長 030322
I am pleased to present this beautiful katana by the Shintô smith, Toshinaga (歳長). Toshinaga was originally from the city…
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A BEAUTIFUL SENJUIN SCHOOL TACHI千手院系 030222
The province of Yamato (大和) was the center of Japanese culture during the Nara (奈良) period before the capital was…
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GENBEINOJÔ SUKESADA 源兵尉尉佐定 010322
With the onset of the Onin War in Kyoto (1467-1477) and the breakdown of the Ashikaga Shogunate system, the Sengoku…
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YOSHIOKA SCHOOL KOZUKA 020122
This is a beautifully executed kozuka from the Yoshioka school. It measures 9.65 cm or slightly more than 3 ¾…
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ATTRACTIVE IRON TSUBA BY SETSUSAN 雪山010222
Setsusan (雪山)was one of the art names of the very famous fittings maker Ichinomiya Nagatsune (一宮長). Nagatsune was a native…
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TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY BITCHÛ AOE YOSHITSUGU備中青江吉次 000042
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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POWERFUL TSUBA BY NOBUIE 信家010122
It is an undisputed fact that Nobuie is considered to have been one of the greatest iron tsuba makers in…
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BEAUTIFUL TACHI KAKE 111121
This is a very elegant stand for a tachi (tachi kake). It is done in black lacquer with peonies and…
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YAMATO NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI KATANA (大和守吉道 ) AND BINGO MIHARA WAKIZASHI (備後三原) MOUNTED IN BEAUTIFUL DAISHO KOSHIRAE 110421
This is an outstanding daisho of beautiful blades and top quality koshirae that belonged to a high ranking Samurai during…
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KOTO TANTÔ BY MASATSUGU 正次 110521
This is an interesting tantô from the Muromachi era of the sixteenth century. It is signed with the two character…
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KABUTO BY MYOCHIN KI SHIGESADA 明珍紀重定 100221
This is a very fine suji kabuto (with ridges) that is signed Myochin Ki Shigesada 明珍紀重定. There were two armor…
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KATANA BY TAJIMA KAMI HÔJÔJI TACHIBANA SADAKUNI 但馬守法城寺橘貞国 080521
Tajima Kami Hôjôji Tachibana Sadakuni (但馬守法城寺橘貞国) is a Jôsaku rated smith who worked in Musashi (Edo) around 1658 (Manji Period). …
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY BIZEN MASAMITSU 備前政光 050121
Bizen Masamitsu (備前政光) was a student of the famous Bizen Kanemitsu (備前兼光) also known as O Kanemitsu (大兼光). Masamitsu (政光)…
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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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BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ TÔKEN TAEMA KATANA当麻 090221
It is commonly believed that the Taema School (当麻系) belonged to the Taema-dera (当麻寺), a branch temple of the Kôfuku-ji…
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KATANA BY SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE (水心子正秀) 060321
Masahide’s real name was Kawabe Gihachirô. He was born in the third year of Kan-en (1750) in Dewa Province on…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN TEGAI KATANA 大和手搔 090521
The Yamato Tegai (大和手搔) School got its name from the fact that its workshop was built in front of the…
