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GALLERY For appreciation and study This section is not for sale Items for sale are in the catalogue SWORD
sword4 wakizashi unsigned by shortening, 13c.-14c.

sword9 katana "Rai Kinmichi" in Mishina school, 63.1cm. NBTHK paper.
sword11 katana "Katsumitsu" in Kaga province, 16c, NBTHK paper.
sword12 wakizashi "Norimitsu" in rust. for amature polishers.
sword14 katana, unsigned by shortening. Aoe school in 14c. NBTHK paper.
sword15 katana, unsigned, O-suriage "Hojoji" by NBTHK paper, 14c.
sword16 swords, in rust, for polishing practice, A, B & C.
sword17 wakizashi "Shitahara Hiroshige" blade length 54.6cm. 17c.
sword18 wakizashi "Yoshii Mitsunori" rusted, for polishing practice.
sword19 katana with fake signature, blade length 71.6cm.
sword20 wakizashi "Kanemasu" with NBTHK papers. 33.0cm, 16c.
sword22 katana, "Fujiwara Masayuki" in Takada school, blade length 62.3 cm.
sword23 katana, "Bitchu ju Kunitomo" in the beginning of Mizuta school.
sword24 tsurugi, no signature, hira-sankaku zukuri, 15.2cm
sword25 wakizashi, no signature, "Ko-Uda" in NBTHK paper. 14c.
sword25B koshirae for sword25
sword26 tanto "Masachika"in Satsuma province, 18.2cm, 19c.
sword27 katana unsigned, with damaged koshirae. 64.7cm, 15c.
sword28 tanto "MIYAMOTOKanenori" with NBTHK paper. 29.6cm, 19c.
sword29 wakizashi with a fake signature "Sukesada", Kuwana-blade. 45.3cm
sword31 katana unsigned, good blade with excellent mount.
sword32 katana "Etchu(no)kami Fujiwara Kanekuni" in fire accident.
sword33 katana with shirasaya, 70.2cm, 20c.
sword34 tanto "Bizen-koku Osafune Kiyomitsu" fake? not polished, 26.0cm.
sword35wakizashi unsigned, Gassan, withshirasaya, 32.0cm, 14 - 16c.
sword36 wakizashi unsigned, excellent blade, but tired. 14c.

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sword1 wakizashi, "Echizen Shimosaka" with koshirae, in pitiful condition.
sword2 tanto, unsigned, Shin-shinto, Kiyomaro like appearance.
sword3 wakizashi "Yamato-no-kami Yoshimichi", with shirasaya.
sword5 wakizashi, in rust, wide wavy pattern hamon. 45.2cm.
sword7 tanto, broken piece of old long blade.

TSUBA
tsuba4 steel, OWARI school, an octagon shape. 16c.
tsuba5 steel, round. OWARI(?) school in 18-19c.
tsuba7 steel, for wakizashi, with flowers that are made of various types of metals.
tsuba8 steel, for wakizashi, with a countryside design on it.
tsuba9 bronze, for wakizashi, with an autumn flower and the moon design on it.
tsuba10 steel, for wakizashi, with bird and birds nest that are made of various types of metals.
tsuba11 steel, a cross and a dragon. 16c.(?)
tsuba12 steel, simple but old. 14c.-16c.
tsuba13 steel, HIGO school. 16c.-17c.
tsuba14 steel, a wild goose is cut out. 16c.(?)
tsuba15 steel, Ko-katchushi, round shape with a rim. before 16c.
tsuba16 steel, KYO school, round with a symmetrical design cut out.
tsuba17 steel, round with a small flower design cut out.
tsuba18 "Aizu ju Shoami" steel, square with plum blossoms design on it.
tsuba19 steel, fresh born tsuba made by MOMO in CZ.
tsuba20 steel, round with a symmetrical design cut out.
tsuba21 "Shoami Shigetsugu saku" steel, round with turnips that is engraved on it.
tsuba22 "Tadatsugu" steel, round with a parallel cross design cut out.
tsuba23 steel, round with flowers design cut out.
tsuba24 steel, round with radiate file work.
tsuba25 "Toshinaga, Tsunenobu" steel, square with a Chinese soldier design relief.
tsuba26 cast iron, one example of dangerous tsuba.
tsuba28 steel, Namban style, very good cut out work, very good steel condition.
tsuba29 "Nobuie" steel, irregular shape. 18c.
tsuba30 steel, a TOKEI style by OWARI school. 16c.
tsuba31 steel, design; a scene of "The three dynasties story" in China. 18c.
tsuba32 "Choshu Tomoaki saku" steel, full of cherry blossoms are designed.
tsuba33 "Umetada Shigenari" steel, stream and rocks design on it. 18c.
tsuba34 steel, OWARI school, iris and stream design. 16-17c.
tsuba35 steel, TOKEI style, a little damaged by rust in the past.
tsuba36 steel, plum blossom and branch design on it. 17-18c.
tsuba37 steel, Myochin style, emphasized layer pattern appears. 19c.
tsuba38 steel, TOKEI style by Kanayama school. 16c.
tsuba39 steel, radiate sunshine design is cut out.
tsuba40 steel, tigers and bamboo design.
tsuba41 steel, chrysanthemum design. Tekkotsu appears on the rim.
tsuba42 steel, Tosho style, symple and powerful.
tsuba43 steel, Tokei style by Owari school. 17c.
tsuba44 "Bushu ju Masafusa" steel, snow crystals are cut out.
tsuba45 steel, TOKEI style by OWARI school, good condition. 17c.
tsuba46 steel, original set of Dai-sho tsuba.
tsuba47 steel, simple plate with some gold and silver inlay.

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tsuba1 steel, TOKEI style by OWARI school, 16 - 17c.
tsuba2 "Nobuchika" steel, Sanskrit letters are cut our. 21c.

FITTINGS fittings10 fuchi, black copper, with raised dots pattern.
fittings11 fuchi, black copper, with a lion design. for tanto size.
fittings12 menuki, silver, front view of lion, copy of old menuki.
fittings13 fuchi and kashira, black copper, with armours design on it.
fittings14 fuchi and kashira, black copper, with rabbits design on it.
fittings15 kashira, black copper, a gold dragon design on it.
fittings16 fuchi and kashira, "Nara Toshimitsu" pine tree design.
fittings18 menuki, a pair of dragons made of black copper.
fittings19 fuchi and kashira, with two troopers design on it.
fittings17 fuchi and kashira, "Yanagawa Naomasa" golden dragon design.
fittings20 kashira, black copper and copper, with bamboo design on it.
fittings22 menuki, copper, a pair of fighting samurai.
fittings25 fuchi, black copper foiled, wave design on it.
fittings26 fuchi, black copper, baskets in the river design on it.
fittings28 fuchi and kashira, black copper, bamboo and sparrows design on it.
fittings30 fuchi and kashira, black copper, Satsuma style, dragonflies design on it.
fittings31 fuchi and kashira, black copper, unique shape of kashira.
fittings32 a set of fuchi/kashira and menuki, cherry blossom and armoured soldier.
fittings33 fuchi and kashira, black copper, phoenix design on them.
fittings34 fuchi and kashira, dark brown copper, gentian design on them.
fittings35 fuchi and kashira, black copper, a tree peony design on them.
fittings36 menuki, yamagane, Japanese pepper tree design.
fittings39 Dai-sho set of fuchi "Yoshioka Inaba-no-suke", perfect.
fittings40 fuchi and kashira, black copper, peafowl and tree peony design.
fittings41 menuki, black copper, millet and quails design.
fittings42 kozuka, black copper, two unicorns on it.
fittings44 fuchi and kashira, in tachi style, black copper.
fittings45 kashira, made of shibuichi, elephant design, 19c.

fittings1 kozuka, "Ichijosai Hirotoshi" a fish angler and a scene of Edo city.

OTHERS others2 chinese sword, blade length 53.1 cm
others3 kogatana, a small knife as sword accessories.
others4 arrowhead, blade length 42 mm, 18c.-19c.
others5 sunobe blade, katana 68.5cm. unsigned.
others6 sunobe blade, "Sekidou Mitsunobu" blade length 60 cm
others7 tanto made from broken blade "Bishu Osafune ...".
others8 Chinese spearhead, socket type, 19c. full length 26.5 cm
others9 kogatana, polished, with shirasaya, 11.3cm
others10 a pair of stirrups, steel, very good condition.
others11 shikito, parade sabre from Japanese Army.
others12 parade sabre from Japanese Army, early 20c.
others15 parade sabre from Japanese Army, rarely good condition.
others16 blade stopper, one of the parts of Gunto sword.
others17 Japanese Army Sword, sabre type, with old Chinese blade.
others19 mount of wakizashi, it is very attractive and unique.
others20 Dai-Sho set of handles, black bronze, horses design on each of them.
others21 jitte, length 57cm, weight 800g.
others22 kogatana, within Aikuchi-koshirae.
others23 sunobe blade KATANA, within Samurai style koshirae.
others24 tanto koshirae, but only the cost of metal fittings.
others25 Japanese Navy Sword, the type in WWII.
others26 ray skin, to wrap handle.
others27 Sunobe blade, Katana with straight hamon, 66.5cm
others28 hachiwari, original from Edo period.
others29 chain with weights (Manriki-kusari), a kind of arms used by Ninja(?).

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others1 parade sabre of Taiwan in the early 20th century.

NEWLY PRODUCED SWORD Recently produced by us.

(=> Samples of newswords for study, picked up from this page)

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