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BEAUTIFUL KAGA ZOGAN KOZUKA (加賀象眼小柄) 030324
Before I get to the specific description of style, measurements, etc. of this lovely kozuka, I would like to spend…
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SAMURAI SWORD TANTÔ KOSHIRAE 010524
Here we present a very attractive Samurai tantô koshirae. The motif is that of yanone (arrow points). The foundation of…
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GOLD AND SHIBUICHI KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 110923
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this beautiful kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. This kozuka depicts a warrior on horseback…
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THESE MICE MENUKI ARE TOO CUTE! 🐀 目貫 110823
Here we present a pair of mice menuki that are almost too cute for words. They are made of shakudo…
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A STUNNING KAGA GOTÔ KOZUKA 加賀後藤小柄 110223
Nihonto.com is pleased to present a recently acquired kozuka of the Kaga Gotô school. In our opinion this kozuka dates…
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HIGO DAISHO KOSHIRAE 肥後大小拵 080223
Nihonto.com is pleased to present a very nice Higo school set of fittings. The two saya are comprised of samé…
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY NOMURA KANENORI 野村包教111222
Kanenori was a student of the first generation Kitagawa Sôten (Munenori). He was from Hikone in Ômi Province. He worked…
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JÛYÔ MITOKOROMONO BY GOTÔ ETSUJÔ 後藤悦乗
Etsujō (悦乗) was born in the 19th year of Kanei (1642) as second son of the 9th Gotō main line…
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ DAISHÔ SATSUMA KOSHIRAE (薩摩拵) 110121
We are pleased to present this excellent and important Satsuma daishô koshirae from the 19th century. This is an excellent…
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FUTATOKOROMONO BY GOTÔ TEIJÔ 後藤程乗020322
Gotô Teijô (1603-1673), was the second son of Kenjô, the seventh Shirobei mainline master. His real name was Genichirô, which…
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DAISHO OF TSUBA AND MENUKI BY GOTÔ ICHIJÔ
Ichijô was born in Kyôto on the third day of the third month of the third year of Kansei (March…
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OUTSTANDING SET OF JÛYÔ FITTINGS BY GOTÔ ICHIJÔ
Ichijô was born in Kyôto on the third day of the third month of the third year of Kansei (March…
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KOJIRI by MATSUO GASSAN 松尾月山
Matsuo Gassan (松尾月山) was born in September of 1815 and he passed away on March 18, 1875. He was the…
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TWO KO-KINKO Ô-KOZUKA 古金工大小柄
The image below shows two Ko-Kinko ô-kozuka. The first one is large measuring 4 3/4 inches by 3/4 inches. It…
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TWO WAKI-GOTÔ Ô-KOZUKA 脇後藤
The top ô-kozuka depicts the battle of Dan-no-Ura which was the ultimate conflict between the Taira and the Minamoto in…
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TWO Ô-KOZUKA 大小柄
This is an iron ô-kozuka measuring 4 3/8 inches by 7/8 inches. It has a crescent moon outlined in silver…
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Articles |THE UCHIGATANA KOSHIRAE 打刀拵
The term, uchigatana (打刀), is made up of two Japanese words. The word, uchi (打), comes from the verb, utsu,…
