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BIZEN MUNETSUGU KATANA WITH CUTTING TEST 備前宗次 000532
Munetsugu’s given name was Koyama Sobei and he was born in 1802 in Shirakawa province in Oshu Prefecture. He was…
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YAMATO TAEMA KATANA 大和当麻 010219
The Taema school (当麻系) is one of the five schools of the Yamato (大和) tradition. The others are the Senjuin…
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UNUSUSAL TENPO TSUBA 040119
This is a large and unusual Tenbo tsuba from the mid 1800's. Usually Tenbo iron tsuba are very plain with…
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BIZEN HATAKEDA SANEMORI 備前畠田真守 000040
Although the Bizen Hatakeda (畠田)school originated and flourished in Hatakeda (畠田), which is adjacent to Osafune (長船) village, it has…
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ECHIZEN MASANORI KATANA 越前正則 000528
I am pleased to present this long and powerful katana by the Echizen smith, Masanori. Masanori worked in Echizen Province around…
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SHOAMI TSUBA 正阿弥鐔 #010519
This is an attractive iron wakizashi tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle of the 19thcentury during…
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TACHI BY GENZAEMON no JÔ NOBUKUNI 源左衛門尉信国 #020518
The generations of smiths named Nobukuni (信国) that followed the third generation are generally referred to as the Oei Nobukuni…
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JÛYÔ MENUKI by AOKI HARUTSURA青木春貴 FMW00066
Harutsura (春貴)was born in Kyôto in 1805 and he died on February 14, 1858. He was the son of Aoki…
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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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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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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…
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KATANA BY CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI YOSHIKANE 筑前信国吉兼 #110417
This is an outstanding katana by the well known Chikuzen smith, Nobukuni Yoshikane. He was called Sukezaemon and was the…
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NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 #FMW0033
It is a rare pleasure to be able to offer for sale a sword by such a famous (or infamous)…
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A BEAUTIFUL SAIGA STYLE KABUTO #000522
I am pleased to present this very nice russet iron Saiga kabuto. It is from the Edo period of the…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY MINO KANENORI 兼法 #110817
This is a very fine katana by the Koto Mino smith, Kanenori. There were three generations of smiths who signed…
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KATANA BY TOMOTSUGU 友次 #120217
This is a very strong katana by the Etchu smith, Tomotsugu. He was from the Uda school and he worked…
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BEAUTIFULLY MOUNTED GIFT SAME (Ray Skin) #110617
It was a custom during the Edo era to give gifts of especially beautiful sword same to high ranking officials,…
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KABUTO SIGNED YOSHIMICHI 義道 #100217
This is an exquisite eight plate russet iron helmet bowl that is signed Yoshimichi (義道). The shape of the plates…
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KYÔ SUKASHII TSUBA 京透鐔 #000519
This is an iron tsuba from the Kyô-Sukashi school. It dates to the Edo period (18th century). It has a…
