Nihonto / Japanese Sword

Wakizashi Koto attributed by NBTHK to Morihiro Chiyozuru – 千代鶴守弘 – Gold Engraved Cutting Test (Kinzogan) – 己大脇毛 丙度平地入 The first part of the cutting test (Tameshigiri) reads « Dai Wakige », which involves cutting a body in half at the armpits. These tests were mainly carried out on the bodies of […]

Koto Katana attributed to the Takada school with gold-inlay cutting test authenticated by the NBTHK. The cutting test (Tameshigiri) reads « Kiri-Tetsu », which translates as « cut iron ». This means that this sword has literally cut iron! This kind of test is extremely rare, not only because of its nature, but also […]

Katana Shinto signed Hoki no Kami Fujiwara Hirotaka / Echizen Early Edo (~1655) – Echizen Province Shimosaka school Fujishiro Rank: Shinto Chujosaku Yamada Rank: Wazamono Beautiful blade in excellent health, ubu and signed, only one mekugi ana. Quality jigane made in itame / ko-itame, with masame style straight grains in […]

Rare sunobi tanto (or wakizashi) signed Masazane – 正真 Muromachi Bunki 1501 – Ise Sengo school – 千子 This magnificent blade of 32,5 cm nagasa, ubu and signed, is a beautiful and rare example of the work of the prestigious Sengo Masazane. The kitae is in itame hada, and the […]

Large Katana signed Masatsune Early Edo – Kanbun Shinto – Owari Province Owari Seki School Mei / Signature : Omote : Masatsune Ura : February 1660 Massive and large blade of almost 80 cm (which is rare for this period), ubu, signed and dated, in perfect condition. Very nice hamon […]

Wakizashi signed Yasunaga Early Edo – Settsu province Osaka-Ishido School Mei / Signature: Omote: Settsu Sumi Yasunaga – 摂 津 住 康 永 Ura: « A day of the eighth month of the tenth year of the Kanbun era (August 1670), Kanoe-inu (year of the dog) – 庚戌 寛 文 十年 […]

Wakizashi signed Echizen Kuni Shimosaka Sadatsugu – 越前国下坂貞次 Sadatsugu Shimosaka Early Edo – Echizen 1624 Shimosaka school Gorgeous ubu and signed blade, large and thick, in perfect condition of preservation and enriched with two parallel Futasuji-bi grooves on each side. Hamon in niedeki gunome midare with ashi giving it a […]

Big Wakizashi signed Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi – 丹波守吉道 / Nanban tetsu wa motte korewa tsukuru – 以南蛮鉄作之 Yoshimichi Osaka Tanba, shodai (1st generation) Mishina (Sanpin) school Early Edo – Settsu 1652 Rare, extravagant hamon in Sudare-ba with tama-ba on each side of the boshi. This temper is typical of […]

Katana Soshu Tsunahiro – 相州綱広 Koto – Muromachi Period – 1532 Province of Sagami Name of school: Sagami Sue Soshu (« Sue » refers to « Sosho den » production during Muromachi) Niedeki hamon in gunome midare dotted with tobiyaki giving a rather marked hitatsura appearance. Beautiful activity with strong presence of kinsuji, ashi […]

Katana signed “Hizen Kuni Kawachi no Daijo Fujiwara Masahiro” – 肥前国河内大掾藤原正広 Shodai (first generation) Early Edo ~1628 Hizen province School name : Tadayoshi Stunning and exuberant gunome midare hamon on a bright and deep Nioi base dotted with ko nie, ji nie, sunagashi, kinsuji … The Jigane is ko itame […]