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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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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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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…
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BEAUTIFUL WAKIZASHI BY THE THIRD GENERATION TSUNAHIRO 三代綱廣 #100116
The third generation of smiths who went by the art name of Tsunahiro belonged to what is known as the…
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WAKIZASHI BY MUNEHIRO (SOKAN) 宗廣 #000473
This is a fine wakizashi by one of the top smiths of the Shinshinto Era, Teiryusai Munehiro also known as…
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BEAUTIFUL TANTO BY AIZU KANESADA WITH SUPERB KOSHIRAE 会津兼定 #110116
This is a lovely tanto from the late Edo era that is unsigned and has been attributed to the well…
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BEAUTIFUL KATANA BY NIDAI KANEMICHI 二代兼道 #000506
This is a beautiful katana by the second generation Tango no Kami Kanemichi. His work is in ths style of…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY WAKASA FUYUHIRO 冬廣 #000507
This is an interesting katana probably by the fourth generation Fuyuhiro. The Fuyuhiro line of smiths started from the Soshu…
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KATANA BY GASSAN SADAHIDE 月山貞秀 #060217
This blade is a beautiful katana by Gassan Sadahide. Sadahide was a student of Gassan Sadayoshi and a contemporary of…
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TANTO BY HARUHISA 治久 #101018
Haruhisa was a smith who worked in the Nagato area (Choshu) around the end of the Edo Era. This is…
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A SHINSAKUTO BY GASSAN SADAHARU 月山貞治 #000505
This is a shinsakuto (modern sword) by the Osaka smith, Sadaharu. He was the second generation of smiths of this…
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WAKIZASHI BY THE SHODAI HISAMICHI 初代久道 #32315
This is a beautiful and strong wakizashi by the first generation Shinto smith, Hisamichi. His original name was Horirokurobei and…
