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JÛYÔ TÔKEN YAMATO SHIKKAKE KATANA 大和尻懸 090421
The founder of the Shikkake (尻懸) School is traditionally said to have been Norihiro (則弘) who lived around the end…
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BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ TÔKEN TAEMA KATANA当麻 090221
It is commonly believed that the Taema School (当麻系) belonged to the Taema-dera (当麻寺), a branch temple of the Kôfuku-ji…
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KATANA BY SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE (水心子正秀) 060321
Masahide’s real name was Kawabe Gihachirô. He was born in the third year of Kan-en (1750) in Dewa Province on…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN TEGAI KATANA 大和手搔 090521
The Yamato Tegai (大和手搔) School got its name from the fact that its workshop was built in front of the…
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A BEAUTIFUL JÛYÔ TÔKEN SENJUIN SCHOOL TACHI千手院系 070421
The province of Yamato (大和) was the center of Japanese culture during the Nara (奈良) period before the capital was…
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KATANA BY KINJÛ 金重 090721
This sword is by the Harima smith, Kinjû. The full signature reads Banyô (no) Kuni Gasô Kinjû. This means “Kinjû,…
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HIZEN SAGA JÛ KUNITSUGU 肥前佐賀住國次 090821
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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WAKIZASHI BY SHODAI NOBUKUNI 信国 050721
Nihonto.com is pleased to present this fine wakizashi by the Shodai (first generation) Nobukuni (信国). The first generation Nobukuni (信国)…
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JÛYÔ TÔKEN TACHI BY BIZEN OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU 備前長船景光 050621
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…
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JAPANESE SWORDS: SÔSHÛ-DEN MASTERPIECES 070221
Japanese Swords: Sôshû-Den Masterpieces by Dmitry Pechalov. Published in 2019. Clothbound with slipcase and cardboard storage box, 11 1/2 x 15…
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ECHIZEN NO KAMI FUJIWARA TAMETSUGU 越前国藤原為継 050521
Tametsugu (為継) worked in the beginning of the Nanbokuchô era around 1315 to 1380 and was originally from Echizen Province…
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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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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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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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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…
