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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 (肥前良房)#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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KATANA BY TAKADA MUNEYUKI 髙田統行 #021018
This is a mumei katana from the Koto period. It has been attributed to the smith, Muneyuki, who was from…
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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 #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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AKITA SHOAMI TSUBA 秋田正阿弥鐔 #000518
This is a lovely Shinchû 真鍮 (brass) tsuba. It measures 6.9 cm or 2.7 inches by 6.3 cm or 2.5…
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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…
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SIGNED NARA TSUBA 奈良鐔 #032915
This is a very pleasing signed iron tsuba from the Nara school. It is signed simply Nara Saku. It is…
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THE ART OF THE SAMURAI #120509
This extensively illustrated volume is published in conjunction with the most comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai…
