Shinsakuto Kazuyoshi katana Sold A katana by the shinsakuto smith Hizen no Koku Kazuyoshi, in shirasaya, made in the style of the famous shinshinto smith, Minamoto Kiyomaro.Nagasa: 75 cm (29.5")Motohaba: 36 mm Sakihaba: 31 mmMotokasane: 8 mm Sakikasane: 6.5 mmNakago: Ubu, Kuri jiri, sujikai yasurime, one mekugi ana,Katana mei: Hizen (no) kuni ju Kazuyoshi Utsushi Kiyomaro (Kazuyoshi, residing in Hizen province, made this in…
Shinshinto katana by Tegara Yama Kai no Kami Masashige Sold An excellent shinshinto katana in koshirae by Tegara Yama Kai no Kami Masashige, dated 1804.NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.Nagasa 69.5 cm, 27.375 inchesSori 1.1 cmMotohaba 28.5 mm Sakihaba 19.5 mmMotokasane 6.2 mm Sakikasane 4.6 mmSashi Omote: Tegara Yama Kai (no) Kami MasashigeSashi Ura: Kyowa san nen hachi gatsu hi A day in the 8th lunar month of the 3rd year of…
Mumei Shakudo tsuba with fish and shell motif Sold A mokko shaped tsuba, with a finely executed nanako ground on a good shakudo plate. Fish in gold and shakudo, and shells in gold and shibuichi are inlaid in the plate. Water lines are engraved. A very pretty piece. Kiri wood box.62 X 67 X 4 mmEdo JidaiMumeiSOLD
Shinsakuto Kunimasa katana Sold A katana by the mukansa (2014) smith Kunimasa in shirasaya with a two piece gold foil over copper habaki, and a contemporary koshirae. Nagasa: 29.5", 75 cm Motohaba: 34 mm Motokasane: 7mm Sakihaba: 28mm Sakikasane: 6mm Nakago: Ha agari kuri jiri, sa agari yasurimei, one mekugi ana Katana omote: Hishu junin Kunimasa saku no kore Ura mei: Heisei himot ushi nen shogatsu kichijitsu (New…
A Shinshinto Katana by Sanjo Kokaji Munetsugu Sold This is a graceful shinshinto katana forged in the MIno tradition. There were a number of shinshinto smiths tracing their heritage back to Sanjo Munechika and using the mei Munetsugu. We are still tracking this one down. The blade is well forged and light in the hand and would make a nice shinken iaito, as well as being a lovely blade.Sugata: a shinogi zukuri, iori mune katana with torii zori,…
Tachi by Yoshindo Yoshikazu Sold A signed, dated tachi by Yoshindo Yoshikazu, in shirasaya with sayagaki by Yoshikazu. One piece gold and shakudo habaki. Yoshikazu, the son of Yoshindo Yoshihara, is a mukansa smith in his own right. This is a strong, beautifully forged blade, with a majestic sugata.Nagasa: 75 cm (29.5")Sori: 2.54 cm (1.0")Motokasane: 30.5 mm Motohaba: 8 mmSakikasane: 21 mm Sakihaba: 6 mmHamon: An exuberant…
Ryoma Sold Ryoma: Life of a Renaissance Samurai, Romulus Hillsbourough, 1999. Ridgeback Press, San Francisco. 614 pages. Previously owned in new condition.$30 + shipping SOLDThe first literary biography to appear in the English language of Sakamoto Ryoma."Without the genius of Sakamoto Ryoma, Japan would have lost its independence and been colonized by a European nation over a century…
