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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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JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY BIZEN MASAMITSU 備前政光 050121
Bizen Masamitsu (備前政光) was a student of the famous Bizen Kanemitsu (備前兼光) also known as O Kanemitsu (大兼光). Masamitsu (政光)…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN YAMATO SHIKKAKE KATANA 大和尻懸 090421
The founder of the Shikkake (尻懸) School is traditionally said to have been Norihiro (則弘) who lived around the end…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN TEGAI KATANA 大和手搔 090521
The Yamato Tegai (大和手搔) School got its name from the fact that its workshop was built in front of the…
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ECHIZEN NO KAMI FUJIWARA TAMETSUGU 越前国藤原為継 050521
Tametsugu (為継) worked in the beginning of the Nanbokuchô era around 1315 to 1380 and was originally from Echizen Province…
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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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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 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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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…
