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KATANA BY SHODAI HIZEN MASAHIRO 初代肥前正広 #000529
This is a stunning katana by the first generation Hizen Masahiro. It is a wide and powerful blade showing the…
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Articles |BIZEN YOSAZAEMONJÔ SUKESADA 備前与三左衛門尉佐定
With the onset of the Onin War in Kyoto (1467-1477) and the breakdown of the Ashikaga Shogunate system, the Sengoku…
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ECHIZEN MASANORI KATANA 越前正則 000528
I am pleased to present this long and powerful katana by the Echizen smith, Masanori. Masanori worked in Echizen Province around…
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SHINSAKUTÔ BY BITCHÛ YASUTSUGU 備中安次 #000530
Nihonto.com is pleased to present the very fine Shinsakutô made by the well-known smith Yasutsugu. Yasutsugu was born in the…
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SHOAMI TSUBA 正阿弥鐔 #010519
This is an attractive iron wakizashi tsuba of the Shoami school. It dates to the middle of the 19thcentury during…
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TANTÔ BY NIDAI BIZEN YOSAZAEMONJÔ SUKESADA 二代 与三左衛門尉佐定 010119
This is a superb tantô by one of the top smiths of the Sue (late) Bizen era of the Muromachi…
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TANTO BY HORIKAWA KUNIHIRO 堀川国広 110918
Kunihiro(国廣)is considered by many to be the foremost master of all Shintô sword makers in terms of both his skill…
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Events |2019 CHICAGO JAPANESE SWORD SHOW
The Chicago Area Japanese Collectables and Sword Show will be held on April 26th-28th, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield…
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A VERY “PUNNY” TANTÔ
This little tantô brings with it good fortune for a Samurai. Anyone familiar with Japanese food knows that dashi (fish…
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TACHI BY GENZAEMON no JÔ NOBUKUNI 源左衛門尉信国 020518
The generations of smiths named Nobukuni (信国) that followed the third generation are generally referred to as the Oei Nobukuni…
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SUPERB TSUBA BY ICHIRÛ TOMOMITSU 一柳友光 110318
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this beautiful iron tsuba by the Mito artist Tomomitsu (友光). Tomomitsu’s (友光)family name was Ichiryû (一柳)…
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KATANA BY SHODAI KAGA IYETADA 加賀家忠 110117
I am pleased to present this powerful katana by the Kaga smith Shodai (first generation) Iyetada. The first generation Iyetada…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN WAKIZASHI BY TEGAI KANENAGA (手搔包永) 100218
The Yamato Tegai (大和手搔)school got its name from the fact that its workshop was built in front of the gate…
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MINO KANEFUSA KO-WAKIZASHI (兼房) 000526
This is a kotô ko-wakizashi by the Mino smith Kanefusa. There were several generations of kotô smiths by this name…
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KATANA BY HORIKAWA KUNITAKE 堀川国武 #060218
This is a fine katana by the Shinto smith Kunitake. It is signed Fujiwara Kunitake. He is a Jo-saku rated…
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MOUNTED TANTÔ BY UDA KUNIMUNE 宇多国宗 #060418
This is a nicely mounted tantô signed by one of the later Uda smiths named Kunimune. It dates to the…
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ TÔKEN BIZEN ICHIMONJI KATANA 一文字 #051018
The Ichimonji School (一文字)in Bizen Province was a large school that was founded in the beginning of the Kamakura period…
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BEAUTIFUL WAKIZASHI BY AIZU KANESADA (兼定) #050818
This is a very powerful wakizashi by the Jo-saku rated smith Aizu Kanesada. Kanesada worked around the Ansei era (1854) in…
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TACHI BY HIZEN YOSHIFUSA WITH OUTSTANDING TACHI KOSHIRAE (肥前良房)#020318
This is a fine katana by Shodai Hizen (no) Kuni Saga Jû Minamoto Yoshifusa (肥前国佐賀住源良房). He is rated as a…
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KATANA BY ECHIGO YUKIMICHI WITH KOSHIRAE (越後幸道）
This is a very nice katana by the smith Yukimichi. Yukimichi was a smith who worked in Echigo Province around…
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MOUNTED KATANA BY MUNEYUKI (統行)
This is an absolutely beautiful koto katana attributed to the Bungo Takada smith, Muneyuki. Muneyuki was a smith who worked…
