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JUMYO KATANA (寿命) WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TACHI KOSHIRAE BY MYOCHIN MUNEMASA (明珍宗政) 110921
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this very attractive Jumyo katana in an absolutely extraordinary tachi koshirae. The Jumyo school is…
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MINO SENJUIN KATANA (美濃千手院) AND NOSHU SEKI KANETAKA WAKIZASHI (濃州関兼高)IN ATTRACTIVE HANDACHI DAISHO KOSHIRAE 110821
This is very nice daisho of interesting blades from two different sub-schools of the Mino tradition. The katana is unsigned…
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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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BEAUTIFULLY MOUNTED TANTÔ BY NOBUKUNI 信国 110621
We are very pleased to present this outstanding tantô by one of the early generations of Nobukuni smiths. This sword…
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NICELY MOUNTED TANTÔ BY BIZEN HARUMITSU 春光 110721
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this 16th century tantô by the Bizen smith Harumitsu (春光). There were several smiths who…
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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…
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DELICATELY CARVED IRON TSUBA 081421
This is a wonderful tsuba from the Yagami school of Hizen Province. They were known as excellent craftsmen in the…
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BRASS TANTÔ TSUBA 081221
This is a solid brass sukashi tsuba for a tantô that is carved in the form of a coiled dragon. …
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A BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ TÔKEN SENJUIN SCHOOL TACHI千手院系 070421
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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KATANA BY KINJÛ 金重 090721
This sword is by the Harima smith, Kinjû. The full signature reads Banyô (no) Kuni Gasô Kinjû. This means “Kinjû,…
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INTERESTING WAKIZASHI TSUBA OF THE HAMANO SCHOOL 081021
This is a delightful wakizashi tsuba from the Hamano school of the Edo era. It is made of shakudo and…
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OUTSTANDING SHONAI TSUBA 080921
This is an truly understated and yet outstanding tsuba from the Shônai School tsuba. It is described in the NBTHK…
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AN UMETADA TSUBA WITH A HIDDEN CHRISTIAN CROSS 081321
This is a very unusual tsuba that has been attributed to the Umetada school. The shape of the tsuba is…
