Articles |MUTSU NO KAMI TACHIBANA TAMEYASU & THE ISHIDÔ SCHOOL 陸奥守橘為廉 & 石堂系
Read moreThe Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
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…
Articles |NIHONTÔ, THE JAPANESE SWORD, A SHORT HISTORY.
Read moreMost experts agree that the first forged steel swords came to Japan in the same way as many other cultural…
Articles |ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS AND RULES OF KINZÔGAN-SETSUDAN-MEI WITH A FOCUS ON THE YAMANO FAMILY
Read moreA variety of different information can be transmitted via gold inlays on sword tangs, the so-called "kinzôgan-mei" (金象嵌銘). For example,…
Articles |THE KO-BIZEN SCHOOL 古備前系
Read moreThe Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
Articles |NIDAI KAWACHI NO KAMI KUNISUKE 二代河内守国助
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…
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 NAGAMICHI 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…
Articles |THE HASEBE SCHOOL 長谷部系
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 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…
