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…
OLD KATCHUSHI TSUBA 010220
Read moreThis is an old iron tsuba( probably Muromachi era) that I believe is of the Katchushi school (sword smith tsuba). …
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…
Articles |YOKOYAMA KÔZUKE NO DAIJÔ SUKESADA 横山上野大掾祐定
Read moreBizen Province has been acknowledged to be the kuni which has produced the most master swordsmiths since ancient times, creating…
TACHI BY KO-BIZEN HIRONAO 古備前弘直100119
Read moreThe Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
CUTE “ANT” TANTÔ 111219
Read moreThis is a small tantô with the blade measuring 4.875 inches. The overall length of the tantô in its koshirae…
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…
JÛYÔ TENSHO ERA UCHIGATANA KOSHIRAE 110419
Read moreI am pleased to present this truly rare item for sale. It is an original and intact uchigatana koshirae from…
Events |2020 CHICAGO JAPANESE SWORD SHOW
Read moreThe Chicago Area Japanese Collectables and Sword Show will be held on April 24th-26th, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield…
Events |THE 2020 ATLANTA JAPANESE SWORD and CULTURAL ARTS SHOW
Read moreThe 2020 Atlanta Japanese Sword and Cultural Arts Show will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on March 5th through March…
Events |30th Annual San Francisco Sword Show and Shinsa
Read moreOn July 31st, August 1st, and August 2nd, of 2020, the Northern California Japanese Sword Club will host its 30th…
KATANA BY TSUKAMOTO OKIMASA 塚本起正 111119
Read moreOkimasa was born on November 13 in the third year of Taisho (1914) in Koriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture. He…
Articles |Who Made the Tonbo-giri Yari? By Gordon Robson 11/19
Read moreThe Tonbo-giri Yari or the Dragonfly Slicer Lance treasured by Honda Heihachirô Tadakatsu (1548-1610)is signed “Fujiwara Masazane saku” .…
NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 110317
Read moreFor hundreds of years the swords of nidai Muramasa (二代村正) have been regarded as swords with evil powers. When we…
AN UNUSUAL AND RARE KAGAMISHI TSUBA 110219
Read moreThis is a large and very unusual Kagamishi (mirror maker) tsuba dating to the Muromachi Era. It measures 3.58 inches…
LOVELY KO-KINKO TSUBA 110319
Read moreThis is a very attractive Ko-Kinko tsuba from the Muromachi Era. It is slightly oval and measures 2.5 inches or…
