JÛYÔ TÔKEN YAMATO SHIKKAKE KATANA 大和尻懸 090421
Read moreThe founder of the Shikkake (尻懸) School is traditionally said to have been Norihiro (則弘) who lived around the end…
BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ TÔKEN TAEMA KATANA当麻 090221
Read moreIt is commonly believed that the Taema School (当麻系) belonged to the Taema-dera (当麻寺), a branch temple of the Kôfuku-ji…
KATANA BY SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE (水心子正秀) 060321
Read moreMasahide’s real name was Kawabe Gihachirô. He was born in the third year of Kan-en (1750) in Dewa Province on…
JÛYÔ TÔKEN TEGAI KATANA 大和手搔 090521
Read moreThe Yamato Tegai (大和手搔) School got its name from the fact that its workshop was built in front of the…
OUTSTANDING SHONAI TSUBA 080921
Read moreThis is an truly understated and yet outstanding tsuba from the Shônai School tsuba. It is described in the NBTHK…
DELICATELY CARVED IRON TSUBA 081421
Read moreThis is a wonderful tsuba from the Yagami school of Hizen Province. They were known as excellent craftsmen in the…
BRASS TANTÔ TSUBA 081221
Read moreThis is a solid brass sukashi tsuba for a tantô that is carved in the form of a coiled dragon. …
A BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ TÔKEN SENJUIN SCHOOL TACHI千手院系 070421
Read moreThe province of Yamato (大和) was the center of Japanese culture during the Nara (奈良) period before the capital was…
KATANA BY KINJÛ 金重 090721
Read moreThis sword is by the Harima smith, Kinjû. The full signature reads Banyô (no) Kuni Gasô Kinjû. This means “Kinjû,…
INTERESTING WAKIZASHI TSUBA OF THE HAMANO SCHOOL 081021
Read moreThis is a delightful wakizashi tsuba from the Hamano school of the Edo era. It is made of shakudo and…
AN UMETADA TSUBA WITH A HIDDEN CHRISTIAN CROSS 081321
Read moreThis is a very unusual tsuba that has been attributed to the Umetada school. The shape of the tsuba is…
INTERESTING TETSUGENDÔ SCHOOL TSUBA 080821
Read moreThis is an interesting polished iron tsuba done by the Tetsugendô School during the Edô era. It is described…
OUTSTANDING AIZU-SHÔAMI 080721
Read moreWe are pleased to offer this outstanding Aizu-Shôami iron tsuba that is in superb condition. It is described by the…
HIZEN SAGA JÛ KUNITSUGU 肥前佐賀住國次 090821
Read moreHizen Saga Jû Kunitsugu (肥前佐賀住國次)was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広). Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広), one of the most famous sword…
JÛYÔ TÔKEN TACHI BY BIZEN OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU 備前長船景光 050621
Read moreBizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光) who was, in turn, the son of the founder of…
WAKIZASHI BY SHODAI NOBUKUNI 信国 050721
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present this fine wakizashi by the Shodai (first generation) Nobukuni (信国). The first generation Nobukuni (信国)…
JAPANESE SWORDS: SÔSHÛ-DEN MASTERPIECES 070221
Read moreJapanese Swords: Sôshû-Den Masterpieces by Dmitry Pechalov. Published in 2019. Clothbound with slipcase and cardboard storage box, 11 1/2 x 15…
Armor |KABUTO SIGNED SAOTOME IEHISA 早乙女家久 100117
Read moreThis is a very well made suji kabuto comprised of 62 individual iron plates that have been riveted together. This helmet…
EXCELLENT KYO-SUKASHI TSUBA 京透かし鐔 070521
Read moreI am pleased to present this fine example of a Kyo-sukashi iron tsuba. This tsuba has been delicately carved in…
ECHIZEN NO KAMI FUJIWARA TAMETSUGU 越前国藤原為継 050521
Read moreTametsugu (為継) worked in the beginning of the Nanbokuchô era around 1315 to 1380 and was originally from Echizen Province…
TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TACHI BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光
Read moreBizen Kagemitsu (備前景光) was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu (備前長光)who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the…
EXTREMELY RARE SET OF BOOKS ON YANONE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH 080120
Read moreThis is a rare five volume hardbound set of books in English exclusively covering Japanese Arrowheads. In the past, arrowheads…
JÛYÔ TSUBA BY HIRATA HIKOZÔ 平田彦三 080819
Read moreNihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…
KAMAKURA BORI TSUBA 鎌倉彫 030220
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba of the Kamakura Bori school. The name of this school refers to the…
BEAUTIFUL KYO-SUKASHI TSUBA 010520
Read moreThis is a large and intricately carved iron tsuba of the Kyo-sukashi school made during the Edo period. It measures…
POWERFUL ONO SCHOOL TSUBA 010420
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba of the Ono school. The Ono school was a group of craftsman in…
UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING TSUBA 010120
Read moreThis is a lovely tsuba with an unusual shape. It is made of iron and comprised of four almost circular…
LOVELY KO-KINKO TSUBA 110319
Read moreThis is a very attractive Ko-Kinko tsuba from the Muromachi Era. It is slightly oval and measures 2.5 inches or…
JÛYÔ HIRATA HIKOZÔ TSUBA 平田彦三 110519
Read moreNihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…
KOTO ERA KARIMATA YANONE #090219
Read moreThis karimata is from the koto period, it is thin and was meant to be used. The nakago shows great…
BIZEN MUNETSUGU KATANA WITH CUTTING TEST 備前宗次 000532
Read moreMunetsugu’s given name was Koyama Sobei and he was born in 1802 in Shirakawa province in Oshu Prefecture. He was…
UNUSUSAL TENPO TSUBA 040119
Read moreThis is a large and unusual Tenbo tsuba from the mid 1800's. Usually Tenbo iron tsuba are very plain with…
TACHI BY GENZAEMON no JÔ NOBUKUNI 源左衛門尉信国 #020518
Read moreThe generations of smiths named Nobukuni (信国) that followed the third generation are generally referred to as the Oei Nobukuni…
JÛYÔ MENUKI by AOKI HARUTSURA青木春貴 FMW00066
Read moreHarutsura (春貴)was born in Kyôto in 1805 and he died on February 14, 1858. He was the son of Aoki…
JÛYÔ ITOMAKI-NO-TACHI KOSHIRAE #060318
Read moreThis is a fine Itomaki-no-tachi koshirae from the middle Edo period (ca1700). Almost all of the metal fittings were made…
TETSUGENDÔ SCHOOL MENUKI #050518
Read moreI present here a finely detailed pair of iron menuki of the Tetsugendô school. They are delicately and beautifully carved…
A JÛYÔ ITOMAKI NO TACHI KOSHIRAE #072414
Read moreI am very pleased to offer for sale this outstanding Itomaki no Tachi Koshirae. It was awarded Jûyô Kodogu status…
NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 #FMW0033
Read moreIt is a rare pleasure to be able to offer for sale a sword by such a famous (or infamous)…
A BEAUTIFUL SAIGA STYLE KABUTO #000522
Read moreI am pleased to present this very nice russet iron Saiga style kabuto. It is from the Edo period of…
MOUNTED KATANA BY MINO KANENORI 兼法 #110817
Read moreThis is a very fine katana by the Koto Mino smith, Kanenori. There were three generations of smiths who signed…
KATANA BY TOMOTSUGU 友次 #120217
Read moreThis is a very strong katana by the Etchu smith, Tomotsugu. He was from the Uda school and he worked…
BEAUTIFULLY MOUNTED GIFT SAME (Ray Skin) #110617
Read moreIt was a custom during the Edo era to give gifts of especially beautiful sword same to high ranking officials,…
KABUTO SIGNED YOSHIMICHI 義道 #100217
Read moreThis is an exquisite eight plate russet iron helmet bowl that is signed Yoshimichi (義道). The shape of the plates…
KYÔ SUKASHII TSUBA 京透鐔 #000519
Read moreThis is an iron tsuba from the Kyô-Sukashi school. It dates to the Edo period (18th century). It has a…
SIGNED NARA TSUBA 奈良鐔 #032915
Read moreThis is a very pleasing signed iron tsuba from the Nara school. It is signed simply Nara Saku. It is…
KYÔ SUKASHII TSUBA 京透鐔 #032815
Read moreThis a very good quality iron tsuba of the Kyô-sukashi school. It is very delicately carved in the form of…
A FINE MID-EDO PERIOD KABUTO #000485
Read moreI am pleased to present this very fine Katajiro Fukurin Suji Kabuto from the middle of the Edo era (ca…
DAIMYÔ JÛYÔ TACHI KOSHIRAE #080615
Read moreI am pleased to present this gorgeous Itomaki no Tachi koshirae that belonged to the famous Mori Daimyo family. This…
KATANA KOSHIRAE #000474
Read moreThis is a katana koshirae that is somewhat refined and quiet. The fuchi and kashira are both of iron with…
NICE KATANA KOSHIRAE #020116
Read moreThis is a very nice katana koshirae. The theme of the fittings is bamboo and water plants. The tsunagi measures…
KOZUKA BY GOTO MITSUYOSHI #041014
Read moreThis is a very nice kozuka by Goto Mitsuyoshi. Goto Mitsuyoshi, also known as Shinjo, was the fifteenth mainline master…
UNUSUAL KAGA GOTO KOZUKA #111514
Read moreThis is a very interesting and unusual Kaga Goto kozuka. It is done in shakudo nanako with a dragon done…
IWAMI SCHOOL MENUKI #030814
Read moreThis is a very pleasing pair of menuki from the Iwami school. One of the menuki is a clam shell…
KO-KINKO MENUKI #010510
Read moreThis is a nice pair of dark shakudo and gold menuki. They look to be from the ko-kinko school.
CUCUMBER KYO-KINKO MENUKI #110315
Read moreThis is a very attractive pair of shakudo menuki with gold highlights. They depict a pair of Japanese cucumbers. These…
LARGE SHAKUDO MENUKI #020214
Read moreThis is a large pair of shakudo and gold menuki carved in the design of two Bijin or Kwannon, one…
OUTSTANDING KO-KINKO MENUKI #020315
Read moreI am pleased to present this pair od very large and outstanding Ko-kinko menuki. These menuki measure 1 7/8 inches…
Tsuba |A VERY NICE KODAI YAGYU TSUBA #110209
Read moreThis is a very nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. There design is a well known Yagyu school motif showing a…
BEAUTIFUL “CHRISTIAN” TSUBA #040514
Read moreThis is a very fine example of what is commonly called a "Christian tsuba". It is an iron tsuba made…
BEAUTIFUL IRON DAISHO OF TSUBA #040315
Read moreThis is a very nice daisho of tsuba attributed to the Owari Kinko school by the NTHK. The iron plates…
YAGYU TSUBA #000470
Read moreThis is a nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. It depicts one of the more popular designs, that of waves. It…
KYO-SHOAMI TSUBA #000390
Read moreThis is a large tsuba from the Kyo-Shoami school. It is carved in a very delicate yet strong design.
YAGYU TSUBA #000467
Read moreThis is a nice later generation Yagyu tsuba. It depicts one of the more popular designs, that of a sailing…
HAYASHI TSUBA #000462
Read moreThis is a very fine iron tsuba attributed to the later Hayashi school of Higo. It has an irregular mimi…
A HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #021912
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba that I would attribute to the Kamiyoshi school of Higo Province. It is…
HIGO KAMIYOSHI TSUBA #000460
Read moreThis is a nice iron sukashi tsuba of the Kamiyoshi school in Higo. It measures 2 15/16 inches or 7.5…
AN ATTRACTIVE HIGO TSUBA #020912
Read moreThis is a very attractive Higo iron tsuba. It is carved in the form of a stylized pine tree with…
BAMBOO AND SNOW FLAKE IRON TSUBA #111712
Read moreThis is a very nice tsuba with some great workmanship, The iron plate is tapered on the obverse creating a…
NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #111612
Read moreThis is a very nice and large tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle Edo period, i.e.…
INTERESTING IRON TSUBA #111414
Read moreThis is a very interesting and unusual iron sukashi tsuba. I call it my "tsuba" tsuba.
NICE SHOAMI TSUBA #000465
Read moreThis is a very pleasing iron tsuba of the Shoami school. It measures 2 13/16 inches or 7.2 cm by…
PLEASING SUKASHI TSUBA #000459
Read moreThis is a very nice sukashi iron tsuba that has been attributed to the Shoami school. It is a plant…
BIZEN KANEMITSU TANTÔ 備前兼光 #110214
Read moreI am pleased to offer this beautiful tantô by the famous Bizen Osafune smith, O-Kanemitsu. It passed Jûyô Tôken in…
JUYO TOKEN WAKIZASHI BY SHIKIBU NO JO NOBUKUNI 式部氶信国 #110514
Read moreThe first generation Nobukuni was from Yamashiro Province. He was the son of Ryokai Hisanobu and he is thought to…
A SIGNED AND DATED WAKIZASHI BY YOSHIOKA ICHIMONJI SUKEHIDE 吉岡一文字助秀 #010217
Read moreI am extremely happy and proud to present this very rare and important wakizashi. Not only is it one of…
JÛYÔ TANTÔ BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光 #110112
Read moreBizen Kagemitsu was the son of Bizen Nagamitsu who was, in turn, the son of the founder of the Bizen…
WAKIZASHI BY MUNEHIRO (SOKAN) 宗廣 #000473
Read moreThis is a fine wakizashi by one of the top smiths of the Shinshinto Era, Teiryusai Munehiro also known as…
WAKIZASHI BY TADAKUNI 信濃忠国 #000482
Read moreThis is a very nice wakizashi by Shinano Tadakuni. The full signature reads Shinano Daijô Fujiwara Tadakuni. He worked around…
WAKIZASHI BY KANETAKA 金高 #000456
Read moreThis is a very nice wakizashi by the Mino smith, Kanetaka. It is signed Bungo (no) Kami Fujiwara Kanetaka. Kanetaka…
MASATSUGU WAKIZASHI 政次 #000369
Read moreThis is a very nice wakizashi by the Shimada smith, Masatsugu. The cutting edge is 14 1/4 inches and it…
MINO KANEYOSHI WAKIZASHI 兼吉 #000515
Read moreThis is a lovely Koto period wakizashi from the Genki or Tensho era (1570-1573). The signature reads Seki Zensho Kaneyoshi.
