FINELY MOUNTED KATANA BY HYOSHINSHI HIDEYO 人水心子秀世 060120
Read moreThis is a beautiful katana by Hyoshinshi Hideyo. He was a Jô-saku smith who was originally called Tamura Gunpei. He…
NICE HIGO TSUBA 110720
Read moreWe are pleased to list this very nice kodai Higo tsuba of the Jingo school. The tsuba is made of…
ATTRACTIVE SET OF KODOGU 110820
Read moreIf you are looking for an attractive set of kodogu to use to mount up your favorite sword, look no…
JÛYÔ TSUBA BY HIRATA HIKOZÔ 平田彦三
Read moreNihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…
JÛYÔ HASEBE KATANA 長谷部 110119
Read moreHasebe Kunishige (長谷部国重) has long been considered to be a pupil of Masamune (正宗) (Masamune Juttetsu). His oldest remaining dated…
KATANA BY ECHIZEN NO KAMI YOSHIKADO 越前吉門 060219
Read moreThis is a beautiful sword by the Jo-saku sword smith, Yoshikado (吉門). He was originally called Kawamura Chôbei. He originally…
GÔ YOSHIHIRO 江義弘 110518
Read moreYoshihiro (義弘) is one of the most famous sword smiths of all time. Yoshihiro’s (義弘) given name was Matsukura Go…
KATANA BY ECHIZEN MUNEYOSHI 越前宗吉030120
Read moreMuneyoshi was a swordsmith who worked around the Keichô era (1596-1615) at the end of the kotô era of sword…
MUTSU NO KAMI TACHIBANA TAMEYASU 000539
Read moreThe Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
KATANA BY MUSASHI (NO) KAMI NAGAMICHI (武藏守永道)000538
Read moreI am pleased to present this very nice and healthy katana by the Osaka Shintô smith, Nagamichi. Nagamichi is also…
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…
KATANA BY KÔZUKE DAIJÔ SUKESADA 12119
Read moreKôzuke no Daijô Sukesada (上野大掾祐定) was the son of Shichibei no Jô Sukesada (七兵衛尉祐定) and was active around the Jôo…
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…
HIGO JINGO TSUBA 010320
Read moreThis tsuba is from the Higo Jingo school. It measures 2 ¾ inches by 2 11/16 inches nor 7 cm…
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…
TACHI BY KO-BIZEN HIRONAO 古備前弘直100119
Read moreThe Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
KATANA BY TSUKAMOTO OKIMASA 塚本起正 111119
Read moreOkimasa was born on November 13 in the third year of Taisho (1914) in Koriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture. He…
NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 110317
Read moreFor hundreds of years the swords of nidai Muramasa (二代村正) have been regarded as swords with evil powers. When we…
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…
A JÛYÔ SET OF DAISHO GOTÔ ICHIJÔ KODOGU 後藤一乗 110619
Read moreIchijô was born in Kyôto on the third day of the third month of the third year of Kansei (March…
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,…
FOUR BATTLE YANONE #091019
Read moreHere is a group of four yanone, three of which are signed. These are all battle points.
LONG BATTLE YANONE #090319
Read moreThis yanone has a long blade and is signed on two sides of the nakago. The blade is clean with…
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…
KATANA BY NIDAI KUNISUKE WITH CUTTING TEST 二代国助 000533
Read moreI am pleased to present this outstanding katana by the second generation Kunisuke. His father the Shodai Kunisuke was a student…
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…
KOTÔ KATANA BY SUKESADA 祐定000534
Read moreThis is a blade by Sukesada and it is dated as being made in the August of the fourth year…
YAMATO TAEMA KATANA 大和当麻 010219
Read moreThe Taema school (当麻系) is one of the five schools of the Yamato (大和) tradition. The others are the Senjuin…
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…
BIZEN HATAKEDA SANEMORI 備前畠田真守 000040
Read moreAlthough the Bizen Hatakeda (畠田)school originated and flourished in Hatakeda (畠田), which is adjacent to Osafune (長船) village, it has…
ECHIZEN MASANORI KATANA 越前正則 000528
Read moreI am pleased to present this long and powerful katana by the Echizen smith, Masanori. Masanori worked in Echizen Province around…
SHOAMI TSUBA 正阿弥鐔 #010519
Read moreThis is an attractive iron wakizashi tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle of the 19thcentury during…
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 TÔKEN YOSHIOKA ICHIMONJI KATANA 吉岡一文字 #050718
Read moreThe Ichimonji School (一文字) in Bizen Province was a large school that was founded in the beginning of the Kamakura…
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…
BIZEN TACHI BY TSUNEIYE (経家) #050218
Read moreAt the beginning of the Muromachi (室町)era around the Oei (応永)era (1394) most of the different schools in the Bizen…
SHAKUDO AND GOLD MENUKI #050618
Read moreThis is a pair of shakudo and gold wash menuki depicting good fortune. It is intricately carved depicting auspicious gifts…
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…
TACHI BY HIZEN YOSHIFUSA WITH OUTSTANDING TACHI KOSHIRAE (肥前吉房)#020318
Read moreThis 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…
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…
KATANA BY CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI YOSHIKANE 筑前信国吉兼 #110417
Read moreThis is an outstanding katana by the well known Chikuzen smith, Nobukuni Yoshikane. He was called Sukezaemon and was the…
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 POWERFUL KATANA BY YAMAURA YOSHINOBU 山浦義信 #110217
Read moreThis is a very interesting and rare katana by the Shinshintô smith, Yoshinobu. Yoshinobu was a smith from Shinano province…
A BEAUTIFUL SAIGA STYLE KABUTO #000522
Read moreI am pleased to present this very nice russet iron Saiga kabuto. It is from the Edo period of the…
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…
THE ART OF THE SAMURAI #120509
Read moreThis extensively illustrated volume is published in conjunction with the most comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai…
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…
A FINE SUIT OF MID-EDO PERIOD RUSSET IRON ARMOR #000512
Read moreThis is a very nice suit of armor from the middle Edo period. The helmet is an unsigned 32 plate…
DAIMYO JUYO 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 HAMANO MORIYUKI #021214
Read moreThis is a very nice kozuka by the Hamano artist Moriyuki. He worked in Edo around 1800-1825. His art name…
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…
KAGA GOTO KOZUKA #110416
Read moreThis is a very nice kozuka that has been attributed to the Kaga Goto school. It is a superb example…
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…
INTERESTING LARGE MENUKI #022114
Read moreThis is an interesting pair of menuki made of a combination of shakudo and shibuichi. They are in the form…
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…
SOLID GOLD MENUKI BY SADANAKA #101513
Read moreThis is an exquisite pair of solid gold menuki by Banryuken Sadanaka. His family name was Iwamoto and he was…
HUGE SOLID GOLD MENUKI BY GOTO RENJO #111116
Read moreThis is an extremely large set of solid gold menuki made by the tenth mainline master of the Goto school.…
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…
BEAUTIFUL KAGA KINKO TSUBA #110516
Read moreThis is a very beautiful and large tsuba of the Kaga Kinko school. It measures 3 3/16 inches or 8.1…
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…
KYO-SUKASHI TSUBA #000393
Read moreA very nice Kyo-sukashi tsuba. 3 3/16 inches by 3 1/16 inch. The design is that of Sakura hana or…
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…
SHOAMI TSUBA #000394
Read moreThis is a very nice Shoami tsuba with an excellent dark patina. The design is of a bird in a…
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…
NICE TANTO TSUBA 52016
Read moreThis is a very nice tanto tsuba of iron with golden dragons floating among the clouds. It measures 2.5 inches…
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…
VERY NICE KANEIYE SCHOOL TSUBA #101712
Read moreThis is a great tsuba from the Kaneiye school. The iron plate is well worked and carved with two sailing…
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 TANTO BY RAI KUNIMITSU 来国光 #110114
Read moreRai Kunimitsu(来国光) is conventionally understood to have been the son or student of Rai Kunitoshi (来国俊). He worked from the…
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…
TANTÔ BY SENGO MASASHIGE 千子正重 #010415
Read moreI am very pleased to present this fine tanto by the Sengo smith, Masashige. Masashige was the leading student of…
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…
BEAUTIFUL TANTO BY YUKIMITSU 幸光 #110816
Read moreThis is an elegant little tanto made by the Muromachi era Bizen smith, Yukimitsu. The full signature reads Bizen (no)…
WAKIZASHI BY ETCHU SADAYUKI 貞幸 #000496
Read moreThe first generation of smiths who signed Sadayuki using these kanji was from Owari Province. He signed Etchu no Kami…
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…
BEAUTIFUL WAKIZASHI BY KANEWAKA 兼若 #071114
Read moreThis is a very nice wakizashi by the Kaga smith, Kanewaka. There are several generations of smiths who worked under…
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.
