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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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BIZEN TACHI BY TSUNEIYE (経家) #050218
At the beginning of the Muromachi (室町)era around the Oei (応永)era (1394) most of the different schools in the Bizen…
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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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UNUSUAL ITOMAKI NO TACHI KOSHIRAE
This is a lovely Itomaki no Tachi koshirae. The saya is covered in bits of shell giving it a rich…
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Articles |BIZEN MORISUKE 備前守助
This a very interesting tachi by the Bizen smith, Morisuke. It is signed Bishû Osafune Jû Morisuke (備州長船住守助). It is…
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Articles |BIZEN OSAFUNE KAGEMITSU 備前長船景光
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…
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OUTSTANDING JÛYÔ TÔKEN BY BIZEN KANENAGA
This is an outstanding katana that has been attributed to the well-known Bizen smith, Kanenaga (兼長). Kanenaga (兼長) is known…
