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BIZEN MUNETSUGU KATANA WITH CUTTING TEST 備前宗次 000532
Munetsugu’s given name was Koyama Sobei and he was born in 1802 in Shirakawa province in Oshu Prefecture. He was…
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KATANA BY NIDAI KUNISUKE WITH CUTTING TEST 二代国助 000533
I am pleased to present this outstanding katana by the second generation Kunisuke. His father the Shodai Kunisuke was a student…
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KATANA BY KINJÛ 金重000535
This sword is by the Harima smith, Kinjû. The full signature reads Banyô (no) Kuni Gasô Kinjû. This means “Kinjû,…
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SHINSAKUTÔ BY ENOMOTO SADAYOSHI 貞吉000536
This is an outstanding shinsakuto by Enomoto Sadayoshi of the Gassan School. Enamoto Sadayoshi is the sword name of Enomoto…
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KOTÔ KATANA BY SUKESADA 祐定000534
This is a blade by Sukesada and it is dated as being made in the August of the fourth year…
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YANAGI-BA PRESENTATION YANONE 071219
This is an outstanding presentation Yanagi-ba yanone. This point is signed Muneyuki. This type of flat blade Yanagi-ba yanone (willow…
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KARIMATA YANONE 071019
This is a large karimata shaped yanone often referred to as a “rope cutter”. The primary function, however, is as a…
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RARE LARGE PRESENTATION YANONE 070919
This is a rare large presentation Yanone, its signed Iyeyoshi saku (家義作). It is probably from Kaga around the Kanbun…
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RARE PRESENTATION YANONE 070819
This is a rare signed presentation yanone, signed Masayoshi on the nakago. Presentation yanone are very difficult to find and…
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YANAGI-BA YANONE 070719
This type of flat blade Yanagiba yanone (willow leaf shape) is a difficult to find. What makes this rare is…
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KARIMATA YANONE 070619
This is a large bifurcated (two points) yanone done in the karimata shape. Although this type of yanone is often…
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YANAGI-BA YANONE 070519
This is a long Yanagi-ba shaped YANONE with a flat blade. These are more commonly seen with shorter nakago and…
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LONG SIGNED YANONE (YAJIRI) 070419
This is a large yanone and, in fact, it seems too large to have been practical for use. For this…
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LARGE KARIMATA YANONE (YAJIRI) 070219
This is a large bifurcated (two points) yanone done in the karimata shape. Although this type of yanone is often…
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SIGNED YANONE (YAJIRI) 070119
This shape is called a Watakusi (barbed) yanone and these are getting very difficult to find. This shape is designed…
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YAMATO TAEMA KATANA 大和当麻 010219
The Taema school (当麻系) is one of the five schools of the Yamato (大和) tradition. The others are the Senjuin…
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EXCELLENT TOCHIBATA TSUBA 040219
This is a very fine example of an iron Tochibata tsuba. This school of tsuba making is a relatively small…
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UNUSUSAL TENBO TSUBA 040119
This is a large and unusual Tenbo tsuba from the mid 1800's. Usually Tenbo iron tsuba are very plain with…
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BIZEN HATAKEDA SANEMORI 備前畠田真守 000040
Although the Bizen Hatakeda (畠田)school originated and flourished in Hatakeda (畠田), which is adjacent to Osafune (長船) village, it has…
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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…
