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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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KATANA BY SETTSU NAOMICHI (直道) #020418
Tango no Kami Naomichi was from the Tango no Kami Kanemichi Mon. He was first called Jôuemon Naotsugu. He took…
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A FINE BUNGO KATANA #031018
I am pleased to offer for sale this fine katana from the Bungo Takada school. It is mumei (unsigned) but…
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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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KATANA BY KIYONDO WITH CUTTING TEST #000521
This is a very powerful katana by the well respected Shinshintô sword smith, Saitô Kiyondo. it is shinogi-zukuri with a…
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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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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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A TOKUBESTU JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY NIJI KUNITOSHI 二字国俊 #FMW00013
A group of sword smiths founded by Kuniyuki (国行) and called the “Rai school”, existed in Kyoto and thrived from…
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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…
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TANTÔ BY SENGO MASASHIGE 千子正重 #010415
I am very pleased to present this fine tanto by the Sengo smith, Masashige. Masashige was the leading student of…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY THE EDO SANDAI YASUTSUGU 三代康継 #080515
Edo Sandai (third generation) Yasutsugu, the oldest son of the Nidai was called Umanosuke, later he was called Ichinojo. Though…
