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TOKUBETSU JÛYÔ TACHI BY BIZEN KAGEMITSU 備前景光
Bizen 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…
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KATANA BY TAMBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI 丹波守吉道 030121
This is a fine katana by the smith Tamba no Kami Yoshimichi. It is signed (Kiku) Tamba.....The balance of the…
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ISHIDÔ MITSUHIRA WITH TWO BODY CUTTING TEST 石堂光平 070320
The Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
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Mounted Katana by Bitchu no Kami Yasuhiro 備中守康廣 120120
This is a wonderful katana made by the Kishu Ishidô smith, Yasuhiro. The full signature reads Bitchu no Kami Tachibana…
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HIZEN SAGA JÛ KUNITSUGU 肥前佐賀住國次 090220
Hizen 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…
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KATANA BY TOSA YOSHINARI 土佐吉作 090120
Yoshinari (吉作) was a sword smith who worked in Tosa province around the Kyohô era (1716). He was the son…
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A KATANA BY GODAI TADAYOSHI 五代忠吉 070220
Godai Tadayoshi (五代忠吉), the fifth generation Tadayoshi, was born in 1696. He was the son of the Omi Daijo Tadayoshi…
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A DAISHO OF SWORDS BY DEWA-DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾國路 #070120
While it is firmly established in many reference books that Kunimichi(國路) was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川國廣), no records…
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Articles |DEWA-DAIJÔ KUNIMICHI 出羽大掾國路
While it is firmly established in many reference books that Kunimichi(國路) was a student of Horikawa Kunihiro (堀川國廣), no records…
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Articles |MUTSU NO KAMI TACHIBANA TAMEYASU & THE ISHIDÔ SCHOOL 陸奥守橘為廉 & 石堂系
The Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
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Articles |NIHONTÔ, THE JAPANESE SWORD, A SHORT HISTORY.
Most experts agree that the first forged steel swords came to Japan in the same way as many other cultural…
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Articles |THE KO-BIZEN SCHOOL 古備前系
The Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
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Articles |NIDAI KAWACHI NO KAMI KUNISUKE 二代河内守国助
The 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…
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JÛYÔ HASEBE KATANA 長谷部 110119
Hasebe Kunishige (長谷部国重) has long been considered to be a pupil of Masamune (正宗) (Masamune Juttetsu). His oldest remaining dated…
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GÔ YOSHIHIRO 江義弘 110518
Yoshihiro (義弘) is one of the most famous sword smiths of all time. Yoshihiro’s (義弘) given name was Matsukura Go…
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MUTSU NO KAMI TACHIBANA TAMEYASU 000539
The Ishidô (石堂) school originated at the Sekido Temple in Ômi Province around the Kanei period (1624). From there the…
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Articles |YOKOYAMA KÔZUKE NO DAIJÔ SUKESADA 横山上野大掾祐定
Bizen Province has been acknowledged to be the kuni which has produced the most master swordsmiths since ancient times, creating…
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KATANA BY KÔZUKE DAIJÔ SUKESADA 12119
Kôzuke 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…
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TACHI BY KO-BIZEN HIRONAO 古備前弘直100119
The Bizen Province, since ancient times, produced many fine swordsmiths who worked throughout all the periods of sword history from…
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JÛYÔ TENSHO ERA UCHIGATANA KOSHIRAE 110419
I am pleased to present this truly rare item for sale. It is an original and intact uchigatana koshirae from…
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NIDAI MURAMASA 二代村正 110317
For hundreds of years the swords of nidai Muramasa (二代村正) have been regarded as swords with evil powers. When we…
