JUMYO KATANA (寿命) WITH A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL TACHI KOSHIRAE BY MYOCHIN MUNEMASA (明珍宗政) 110921
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present this very attractive Jumyo katana in an absolutely extraordinary tachi koshirae. The Jumyo school is…
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)…
BEAUTIFULLY MOUNTED TANTÔ BY NOBUKUNI 信国 110621
Read moreWe are very pleased to present this outstanding tantô by one of the early generations of Nobukuni smiths. This sword…
NICELY MOUNTED TANTÔ BY BIZEN HARUMITSU 春光 110721
Read moreNihonto.com is pleased to present this 16th century tantô by the Bizen smith Harumitsu (春光). There were several smiths who…
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…
OUTSTANDING SET OF JÛYÔ FITTINGS BY GOTÔ ICHIJÔ
Read moreIchijô was born in Kyôto on the third day of the third month of the third year of Kansei (March…
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…
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. …
