BEAUTIFUL KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 加賀後藤小柄 050822
Read moreHere we have an absolutely beautiful kozuka from the mid-Edo period (circa 1700). As noted it was made by the…
EXTRAORDINARY KO-KATCHUSHI TSUBA 古甲抽胄師 050622
Read moreThis is a truly extraordinary and huge iron ko-katchushi tsuba from the Muromachi era of the late15th to early 16thcentury. …
BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL KATANA 大和手搔系 090621
Read moreDuring the Nara period, before the capital was transferred to Kyoto in Yamashiro province, the province of Yamato was the…
HIGO TSUBA 肥後鐔080322
Read moreThis is a nice iron kodai Higo tsuba. It is carved in an openwork design of bamboo leaves encased in…
BEAUTIFUL HIGO SCHOOL TSUBA 肥後 980422
Read moreThis is a very nice iron tsuba of the kodai Higo school. Tsuba of the Higo school have always been…
VERY NICE TOSA MYOCHIN TSUBA 土佐明珍 080522
Read moreThis is a very pleasing iron tsuba of the Tosa Myochin school. There was a group of tsuba makers who made large…
SUPERB TÔSHÔ TSUBA 刀匠鐔 080222
Read moreThis is a very nice Tôshô tsuba from the late Muromachi to early Edo era. Tôshô tsuba are tsuba that…
OUTSTANDING AIKUCHI KOSHIRAE BY HAGIYA KATSUHIRA WITH A TANTO BY KATSUMURA NAGAKATSU萩谷勝平 & 勝村長勝 080121
Read moreNihonto.com is delighted to present this outstanding aikuchi tantô koshirae by Hagiya Katsuhira (萩谷勝平) which contains a tsantô by Katsumura…
ISHIDÔ MITSUHIRA WITH GOLD INLAY CUTTING TEST 石堂光平 070222
Read moreThe Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
KATANA BY BIZEN KATSUMITSU AND BIZEN MUNEMITSU (勝光&宗光) 070322
Read moreThe first generation Bizen Osafune Katsumitsu was active around Ōei (応永,1394–1428) and his lineage continued to exist until the late Muromachi…
NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 070122
Read moreIt is a pleasure to be able to offer for sale this tantô by the famous (or infamous) smith, the…
NIDAI KAWACHI NO KAMI KUNISUKE 二代河内守国助 050322
Read moreThe second generation Kawachi no Kami Kunisuke (河内守国助) is popularly known as Naka-Kawachi (中河内). The word, “naka”, in Japanese means…
A BEAUTIFUL OSHÛ NOMURA SCHOOL TSUBA 江州野村派 100121
Read moreThis is a an absolutely outstanding shakudo tsuba of the Nomura school from Ôshû Province in central Honshû. It is…
BEAUTIFUL SHOAMI TSUBA (正阿弥) 051522
Read moreThis is a lovely and artistic Edo period tsuba from the Shoami school. It depicts seabirds in mid-flight with two…
TSUBA BY SÔHEISHI KITAGAWA SÔTEN 藻柄⼦喜多河⼊道宗典 051622
Read moreThis is something rarely offered for sale. A tsuba by the first generation Sôheishi Sôten, the founder of the very…
IRON DRAGON SUKASHI TSUBA 060222
Read moreThis is a pleasing iron tsuba with a dragon carved in openwork. It measures 3 inches by 2 ¾ inches. …
OUTSTANDING AND RARE SHAKUDO CHÔSHÛ TSUBA 長州萩住清高作 020822
Read moreThis is an amazing tsuba. I have seen many fine Chôshû tsuba over the years, but one carved in shakudo…
KATANA BY CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI YOSHIKANE 筑前信國 吉包 020422
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present the katana by Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshikane (筑前信國吉包). Yoshikane was is son of Chikuzen Nobukuni Yoshitsugu…
TANGO (no) KAMI KANEMICHI 丹後守兼道 020522
Read moreThis is a lovely katana by the second generation (Nidai) Tango no Kami Kanemichi of the Mishina school. This smith…
FUTATOKOROMONO BY GOTÔ TEIJÔ 後藤程乗020322
Read moreGotô Teijô (1603-1673), was the second son of Kenjô, the seventh Shirobei mainline master. His real name was Genichirô, which…
SÔTEN TSUBA DAISHO BY YOSHITOMO 喜知 020922
Read moreThis is a very impressive and large daisho set of Sôten tsuba by Yoshitomo. Yoshitomo worked around 1700-1750. He was…
NIDAI DEWA DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾国路020622
Read moreThis is an excellent katana by the second generation (Nidai) Dewa Daijô Kunimichi (出羽大掾国路) of the Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広) school. …
GENBEINOJÔ SUKESADA 源兵尉尉佐定 010322
Read moreWith the onset of the Onin War in Kyoto (1467-1477) and the breakdown of the Ashikaga Shogunate system, the Sengoku…
KATANA IN KOSHIRAE BY TOSHINAGA WITH CUTTING TEST 歳長 030322
Read moreI am pleased to present this beautiful katana by the Shintô smith, Toshinaga (歳長). Toshinaga was originally from the city…
A BEAUTIFUL SENJUIN SCHOOL TACHI千手院系 030222
Read moreThe province of Yamato (大和) was the center of Japanese culture during the Nara (奈良) period before the capital was…
YOSHIOKA SCHOOL KOZUKA 020122
Read moreThis is a beautifully executed kozuka from the Yoshioka school. It measures 9.65 cm or slightly more than 3 ¾…
TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY BITCHÛ AOE YOSHITSUGU備中青江吉次 000042
Read moreTo properly understand the foundation and beginnings of the Bitchû Aoe School (備中青江) we must first study geography and history. …
POWERFUL TSUBA BY NOBUIE 信家010122
Read moreIt is an undisputed fact that Nobuie is considered to have been one of the greatest iron tsuba makers in…
BEAUTIFUL TACHI KAKE 111121
Read moreThis is a very elegant stand for a tachi (tachi kake). It is done in black lacquer with peonies and…
JÛYÔ TÔKEN KATANA BY BIZEN MASAMITSU 備前政光 050121
Read moreBizen Masamitsu (備前政光) was a student of the famous Bizen Kanemitsu (備前兼光) also known as O Kanemitsu (大兼光). Masamitsu (政光)…
KOTO TANTÔ BY MASATSUGU 正次 110521
Read moreThis is an interesting tantô from the Muromachi era of the sixteenth century. It is signed with the two character…
KABUTO BY MYOCHIN KI SHIGESADA 明珍紀重定 100221
Read moreThis is a very fine suji kabuto (with ridges) that is signed Myochin Ki Shigesada 明珍紀重定. There were two armor…
KATANA BY TAJIMA KAMI HÔJÔJI TACHIBANA SADAKUNI 但馬守法城寺橘貞国 080521
Read moreTajima Kami Hôjôji Tachibana Sadakuni (但馬守法城寺橘貞国) is a Jôsaku rated smith who worked in Musashi (Edo) around 1658 (Manji Period). …
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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 070221
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
