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SUPERB KAGA GOTO FUCHI AND KASHIRA SET #111216
This is one of the finest sets of fuchi and kashira that I have come across in many years. I…
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WELL CARVED MITO TSUBA
This is a well carved tsuba by Mito Ju Horii Okinari. This tsuba measures 2.75 inches or 7.0 cm by…
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BEAUTIFUL SHOAMI TSUBA
This is a very nicly carved iron Shoami tsuba. It is 8 cm or 3 1/8 inches round. The outside…
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KO-KINKO TSUBA
This looks to be a ko-kinko school tsuba. It is made of Yamagane and has a very pleasing wave design…
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TSUBA BY KIYOMITSU 清光
This tsuba is signed Choshu Ju Kiyomitsu. This artist worked in Choshu (Nagato Pref.), probably in the 1800's. It is…
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BIZEN OMIYA MORIKAGE KATANA 備前大宮盛景
This is a Jûyô Tôken sword by the well known Omiya Bizen (大宮備前) smith, Morikage (盛景). Morikage (盛景) is said…
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IMPORTANT SWORD BY YAMATO SHIZU 大和志津
Blades are called Yamato Shizu when they are thought to have been made by Shizu Kaneuji or his direct students…
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AN IMPORTANT TACHI OF THE FUKUOKA ICHIMONJI SCHOOL 福岡一文字
This is an important and well-known blade from the middle Kamakura Era made by a smith of the Fukuoka Ichimonji…
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KATANA BY ECHIZEN TSUGUHIRO 継廣
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro was a member of the Echizen Seki school. He was one of many swordsmiths who moved…
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MASSIVE KATANA BY JIROTARO NAOKATSU 次郎太郎直勝
This is a fine katana by Jirotaro Naokatsu. Naokatsu was the son of one of the most famous Shinshinto smiths,…
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KATANA BY SHODAI YUKIHIRO 初代行廣
This is a beautiful katana by the first generation Hizen smith, Yukihiro. It is signed on the tachi-mei side Hizen…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY SHODAI BITCHU YASUHIRO 備中守橘康廣
This is a nicely mounted katana by the Settsu smith Yasuhiro. This blade is by the shodai (first generation) who…
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KATANA BY NAOSHIGE 尚重 #000440
This is a very powerful katana by the smith Naoshige. Naoshige was a smith from Kii who lived around 1741.…
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ TÔKEN BY BIZEN KANENAGA
This is an outstanding katana that has been attributed to the well-known Bizen smith, Kanenaga (兼長). Kanenaga (兼長) is known…
