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JÛYÔ TÔKEN WAKIZASHI BY TEGAI KANENAGA (手搔包永) 100218
The Yamato Tegai (大和手搔)school got its name from the fact that its workshop was built in front of the gate…
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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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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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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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JÛYÔ TÔKEN DAISHO BY BIZEN OSAFUNE NAGAMITSU 備前長光 #FMW0002
I am very pleased to offer for sale a pair of swords by the great Bizen smith, Nagamitsu. Both of…
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BIZEN KANEMITSU TANTÔ 備前兼光 #110214
I am pleased to offer this beautiful tantô by the famous Bizen Osafune smith, O-Kanemitsu. It passed Jûyô Tôken in…
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JUYO TANTO BY RAI KUNIMITSU 来国光 #110114
Rai Kunimitsu(来国光) is conventionally understood to have been the son or student of Rai Kunitoshi (来国俊). He worked from the…
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OUTSTANDING TANTÔ BY SÔSHÛ YUKIMITSU 相州行光 #071614
I am very pleased to present this fine tanto by the Soshu master, Yukimitsu. It measures 9 5/8 inches or…
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JUYO TOKEN WAKIZASHI BY SHIKIBU NO JO NOBUKUNI 式部氶信国 #110514
The first generation Nobukuni was from Yamashiro Province. He was the son of Ryokai Hisanobu and he is thought to…
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A SIGNED AND DATED WAKIZASHI BY YOSHIOKA ICHIMONJI SUKEHIDE 吉岡一文字助秀 #010217
I am extremely happy and proud to present this very rare and important wakizashi. Not only is it one of…
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JÛYÔ TANTÔ BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光 #110112
Bizen Kagemitsu was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the Bizen…
