Nihonto / Japanese Sword

Katana Ko Mihara Masahiro

Katana Ko Mihara Masahiro

Katana Ko Mihara Masahiro 古三原正広 Koto – Nanbokucho Period – 1384 Bingo Province (currently the eastern part of Hiroshima) Name of the school: (Ko) Mihara Hamon in chu suguha on base Nioi strewn with some nie, kinsuji and sunagashi, with a luminous nioiguchi. The jihada is in itame / mokume […]

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Sunobi Tanto signed Muramasa

Sunobi Tanto signed Muramasa

Gorgeous sunobi Tanto signed Muramasa with its Koshirae. Koto – Muromachi period (1336 – 1573) Very beautiful blade of 37 cm nagasa (as mentioned on the certificate Hon’ami), where we can see a beautiful hamon in Hitatsura with great activity of Nie, ko nie, tobiyaki, some sunagashi … The hada […]

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Katana Kunisuke

Katana Kunisuke

Katana signed « Kawachi no kami Kunisuke » 河内守国助 Second generation (nidai) « Naka Kawachi » Early Edo – 1658 Settsu province (Osaka) School : Kunisuke choji Midare hamon ko itame hada jigane komaru boshi Dimensions : Nagasa = 68,9 cm Sori = 0,9 cm Motohaba = 3,4 cm Kasane = 0,8 cm Fujishiro rank : […]

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Katana Yamato Kanabo

Katana Yamato Kanabo

Rare Katana Yamato from Kanabo school. Koto period, late Muromachi (approx 1520). This small school was created late in Yamato, at the end of the Muromachi period. Its name comes from the fact that the blacksmiths added « Kanabo », the place of establishment of the school, to their patronymic in their […]

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Katana Nobushige

Katana Nobushige

Big Katana signed Kofu Ju Minamoto Nobushige Zo, and dated Keio Gannen 8 gatuhi. Shinshinto period (1864), Musashi province. Nobushige was making swords under the Yushima Tenjin and he was probably influenced by the famous Suishinshi Masahide. This Katana is big and massive, with a Niedeki Kogunome midare Hamon, and a  ko itame […]

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Hideyo Hyoshinshi Katana

Hideyo Hyoshinshi Katana

Katana O suriage attributed by a NBTHK certicate to Hideyo Hyoshinshi – 水心子秀世 Shinshinto Kaei 1848 Musashi province. Hideyo, also called Tamura Gunpei, was the student and son-in-law of the great Suishinshi Masahide considered the founder of the movement Shinshinto. The particular and rare shape of this blade is called […]

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Sengo Katana

Sengo Katana

Rare Koto Katana attributed to Sengo school of the Ise province. 千子 Complete and following mount. Mumei Suriage blade attributed to Sengo school by a NBTHK Hozon certificate. This one is a bit tired due to several successive polishing but all features are present and even admirable. Itame Jihada, Hamon […]

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Koto Wakizashi with Horimono

Koto Wakizashi with Horimono

Wakizashi Koto with superb finely carved horimono. Mounted in shirasaya with habaki in silver. Muromachi period (1336 – 1573) Mumei O suriage (shortened), no papers. The bonji is « Benzaiten ». Benzaiten is a japanese buddhist goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, eloquence, music, literature, arts and science, virtue and wisdom, prosperity […]

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Nidai Tadatsuna Katana

Nidai Tadatsuna Katana

Katana signed Awataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna – 栗田口近江守忠綱 Nidai Tadatsuna (2nd generation) Shinto – Genroku 1688 – Settsu Ko Itame Jigane, chôji midare hamon, ko-maru Bôshi. With a nice activity of the Hamon where we can see ji nie, bright nioiguchi, kinsuji, sunagashi… Ikkanshi school. Koshirae and shirasaya. Tsuba […]

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Tadatsuna Katana

Tadatsuna Katana

Big Katana signed Awataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna - 栗田口近江守忠綱 Shinto – Manji 1658 – Settsu Ikkanshi school Gorgeous blade of over 76 cm nagasa, which is especially large for a katana. Ubu (not shortened) and signed. Very beautiful hamon in midare chôji typical of the Ikkanshi school, with long sunagashi, […]

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