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…
KATANA BY TAMBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI 丹波守吉道 030121
Read moreThis is a fine katana by the smith Tamba no Kami Yoshimichi. It is signed (Kiku) Tamba.....The balance 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…
KATANA BY TOSA YOSHINARI 土佐吉作 090120
Read moreYoshinari (吉作) was a sword smith who worked in Tosa province around the Kyohô era (1716). He was the son…
ISHIDÔ MITSUHIRA WITH TWO BODY CUTTING TEST 石堂光平 070320
Read moreThe Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
Mounted Katana by Bitchu no Kami Yasuhiro 備中守康廣 120120
Read moreThis is a wonderful katana made by the Kishu Ishidô smith, Yasuhiro. The full signature reads Bitchu no Kami Tachibana…
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…
HIZEN SAGA JÛ KUNITSUGU 肥前佐賀住國次 090220
Read moreHizen Saga Jû Kunitsugu (肥前佐賀住國次)was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広). Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川国広), one of the most famous sword…
AN EXTREMELY UNUSUAL SET OF JÛYÔ KODÔGU BY MIYAMOTO MUSASHI
Read moreMiyamoto Musashi (1584-1645) whose art name was Niten, achieved great fame as a master swordsman. In the seventeenth year of…
Articles |DEWA-DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾國路
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…
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…
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…
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 080819
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…
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…
