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MASATOMO KATANA AND ECHIZEN SEKI WAKIZASHI DAISHO 正友刀越前関脇差大小051022
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this fine daisho of katana and wakizashi from the Edo period around the Kanbun era…
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ISHIDÔ MITSUHIRA WITH GOLD INLAY CUTTING TEST 石堂光平 070222
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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KATANA BY BIZEN KATSUMITSU AND BIZEN MUNEMITSU (勝光&宗光) 070322
The first generation Bizen Osafune Katsumitsu was active around Ōei (応永,1394–1428) and his lineage continued to exist until the late Muromachi…
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NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 070122
It is a pleasure to be able to offer for sale this tantô by the famous (or infamous) smith, the…
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NIDAI KAWACHI NO KAMI KUNISUKE 二代河内守国助 050322
The second generation Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke (河内守国助) is popularly known as Naka-Kawachi (中河内). The word, “naka”, in Japanese means…
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A BEAUTIFUL OSHÛ NOMURA SCHOOL TSUBA 江州野村派 100121
This is a an absolutely outstanding shakudo tsuba of the Nomura school from Ôshû Province in central Honshû. It is…
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BEAUTIFUL SHOAMI TSUBA (正阿弥) 051522
This is a lovely and artistic Edo period tsuba from the Shoami school. It depicts seabirds in mid-flight with two…
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TSUBA BY SÔHEISHI KITAGAWA SÔTEN 藻柄⼦喜多河⼊道宗典 051622
This is something rarely offered for sale. A tsuba by the first generation Sôheishi Sôten, the founder of the very…
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IRON DRAGON SUKASHI TSUBA 060222
This is a pleasing iron tsuba with a dragon carved in openwork. It measures 3 inches by 2 ¾ inches. …
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OUTSTANDING AND RARE SHAKUDO CHÔSHÛ TSUBA 長州萩住清高作 020822
This is an amazing tsuba. I have seen many fine Chôshû tsuba over the years, but one carved in shakudo…
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KATANA BY CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI YOSHIKANE 筑前信國 吉包 020422
Nihonto.com is pleased to present the katana by Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshikane (筑前信國吉包). Yoshikane was is son of Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshitsugu…
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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. …
