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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 |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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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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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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KATANA BY TOMOTSUGU 友次 #120217
This is a very strong katana by the Etchu smith, Tomotsugu. He was from the Uda school and he worked…
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Articles |THE NAOE SHIZU KEI 直江志津系
The end of the Kamakura era brought two important sword smiths to Mino Province, Kaneuji (兼氏) and Kinjû (金重). Kaneuji…
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JÛYÔ NAOE SHIZU KATANA 直江志津
A beautiful and graceful tachi that has been shortened to katana length. It was awarded Juyo Token status as belonging…
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KATANA KOSHIRAE #000474
This is a katana koshirae that is somewhat refined and quiet. The fuchi and kashira are both of iron with…
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KATANA BY ECHIZEN TSUGUHIRO 継廣
Omi no Kami Tsuguhiro was a member of the Echizen Seki school. He was one of many swordsmiths who moved…
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MASSIVE KATANA BY JIROTARO NAOKATSU 次郎太郎直勝
This is a fine katana by Jirotaro Naokatsu. Naokatsu was the son of one of the most famous Shinshinto smiths,…
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KATANA BY SHODAI YUKIHIRO 初代行廣
This is a beautiful katana by the first generation Hizen smith, Yukihiro. It is signed on the tachi-mei side Hizen…
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KATANA BY NAOSHIGE 尚重 #000440
This is a very powerful katana by the smith Naoshige. Naoshige was a smith from Kii who lived around 1741.…
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Articles |TAIRYÛSAI MUNEHIRO (SÔKAN) 泰龍齋宗寛
One of the most important sword smiths of the late Edo period was Koyama Munetsugu (固山宗次). It is generally acknowledged…
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Articles |THE DEWA GASSAN SCHOOL 出羽月山系
Gassan Sadayoshi (月山貞吉) was born in 1780 in Dewa province and he was a descendant of the Gassan school of…
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Articles |HOKI NO KAMI MASAYOSHI（伯耆守正良）
Masayoshi (正良) was born in 1733. He was the son of the second generation Masayoshi (正良) and is sometimes referred…
