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…
TSUBA BY SHÔAMI SHIGECHIKA (正阿弥重親)
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to add to our gallery an outstanding iron tsuba by the Iyo (current day Ehime Prefecture) tsuba…
KATANA BY BIZEN KIYOMITSU (備前清光) 080621
Read moreWe are pleased to offer this consignment blade that has been attributed to Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu (備前長船清光). While most of…
FINE WAKIZASHI BY MINO KANEFUSA 兼房 080221
Read moreThis is a beautiful wakizashi by one of the several generations of smiths who used the name Kanefusa (兼房) during…
WAKIZASHI BY BIZEN NORIMITSU 備前則光 080121
Read moreThis is a very nice wakizashi by the Bizen smith Norimitsu (備前則光). It is signed with the ni-ji miei (two…
HIZEN TADAKUNI WAKIZASHI 肥前忠國 060121
Read moreThe first generation Tadakuni’s real name was Hashimoto Rokuzaemon (橋本六左衛⾨) and he was born in Keichō three (慶⻑,1598) as second…
SOLID GOLD KO-KINKÔ MENUKI 古金工 目貫050221
Read moreThis is an outstanding and unusual pair of solid gold menuki of the Ko-kinko school. They date to the latter…
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…
KATANA BY BIZEN KATSUMITSU AND BIZEN MUNEMITSU 備前勝光宗光 050321
Read moreThe first generation Bizen Osafune Katsumitsu was active around Ōei (応永, 1394–1428) and his lineage continued to exist until the…
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…
LARGE SAOTOME SCHOOL TSUBA 早乙女鍔 050421
Read moreWe are pleased to offer this very large and beautiful Saotome school tsuba. The Saotome school is one of the…
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…
A KATANA BY GODAI TADAYOSHI 五代忠吉 070220
Read moreGodai Tadayoshi (五代忠吉), the fifth generation Tadayoshi, was born in 1696. He was the son of the Omi Daijo Tadayoshi…
Events |2021 DAI TOKEN ICHI, TÔKYÔ, JAPAN
Read moreThe 2021 DAI TOKEN ICHI (Great Sword Show) will be held in Tôkyô on November 19th, 20th, and 21st 2021.
Events |31st Annual San Francisco Sword Show and Shinsa
Read moreOn August 6th, August 7th, and 8th of 2021, the Northern California Japanese Sword Club will host its 31st annual…
A DAISHO OF SWORDS BY DEWA-DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾國路 #070120
Read moreWhile it is firmly established in many reference books that Kunimichi(國路) was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川國廣), no records…
