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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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BIZEN TACHI BY TSUNEIYE (経家) #050218
At the beginning of the Muromachi (室町)era around the Oei (応永)era (1394) most of the different schools in the Bizen…
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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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YAMATO SHIZU 大和兼氏 #020118
Kaneuji (兼氏) was born in the late 13th century in the Yamato area. Around the Geno Era (1319-1321), the latter…
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TACHI BY HIZEN YOSHIFUSA WITH OUTSTANDING TACHI KOSHIRAE (肥前吉房)#020318
This is a fine katana by Shodai Hizen (no) Kuni Saga Jû Minamoto Yoshifusa (肥前国佐賀住源良房). He is rated as a…
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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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NICELY MOUNTED SHINTO DAISHO #120317
I am pleased to present this very nice pair of Shinto blades with matching daisho koshirae. This is a true…
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A POWERFUL KATANA BY YAMAURA YOSHINOBU 山浦義信 #110217
This is a very interesting and rare katana by the Shinshintô smith, Yoshinobu. Yoshinobu was a smith from Shinano province…
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A BEAUTIFUL SAIGA 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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KOTÔ ERA TSUKA 080119
This is a very unusual item. It is a tsuka from a wakizashi that dates to the Kotô era. It…
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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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KABUTO SIGNED SAOTOME IEHISA 早乙女家久 #100117
This is a very well made suji kabuto comprised of 62 individual iron plates that have been welded together. The…
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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…
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KYÔ SUKASHII TSUBA 京透鐔 #032815
This a very good quality iron tsuba of the Kyô-sukashi school. It is very delicately carved in the form of…
