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. …
JÛYÔ MITOKOROMONO BY GÔTÔ ETSUJÔ 後藤悦乗
Read moreEtsujō (悦乗) was born in the 19th year of Kanei (1642) as second son of the 9th Gotō main line…
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…
Events |32nd Annual San Francisco Sword Show
Read moreOn August 6th, August 7th, and 8th of 2021, the Northern California Japanese Sword Club will host its 31st annual…
ATTRACTIVE IRON TSUBA BY SETSUSAN 雪山010222
Read moreSetsusan (雪山)was one of the art names of the very famous fittings maker Ichinomiya Nagatsune (一宮長). Nagatsune was a native…
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…
OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ DAISHÔ SATSUMA KOSHIRAE (薩摩拵) 110121
Read moreWe are pleased to present this excellent and important Satsuma daishô koshirae from the 19th century. This is an excellent…
JUST A JITTE (十手)? I THINK NOT……
Read moreA jitte (十手), sometimes pronounced jutte, is a specialized weapon that was used by Edo-period police officers. They are generally…
AN UNUSUAL AND DEADLY INKWELL
Read moreThis is a large and very unusual yatate (inkwell) that proves, once again, that the pen is mightier than the…
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…
RARE JÛYÔ DAISHO OF TSUBA AND MENUKI BY GOTÔ ICHIJÔ
Read moreIchijô was born in Kyôto on the third day of the third month of the third year of Kansei (March…
