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New Arrivals
Kiyomaro-mon tanto & wakizashi (Enshin) – NEW!
Suishinshi Masahide wakizashi – NEW!
Bizen Osafune Morikage – NEW!
Soshu Masahiro (Oei) – HOLD
Amada Sadayoshi – SOLD
Bizen no Kuni-jūnin Shinbei no Jō Yukikage – SOLD
Ishido Teruhide katana – SOLD
Satsuma Masazane nagamaki – SOLD
Kawachi no kami Kunisuke naginata – SOLD
Hizen Masatsugu katana – SOLD
Mino katana – SOLD
Kanefusa tanto – SOLD
Shimada Yoshisuke katana – SOLD
Hokke kaigunto – SOLD
Shimosaka kyu-gunto – SOLD
Horikawa Kuniyasu – SOLD
Morioka kinnoto katana – SOLD
Suishinshi Masatsugu with Yoshitane horimono – SOLD
Shodai Soshu Masahiro – SOLD
Awataguchi Kuniyasu tachi – SOLD
So-den Bizen Motomitsu katana – SOLD
Juyo Sairen – SOLD
Izumi (no) kuni Masakiyo – SOLD
Juyo Kyo Nobukuni tanto – SOLD
Mino Kanenaga katana – SOLD
Kongobyoe Morinaga wakizashi – SOLD
Rai Kunizane katana – SOLD
Miyaguchi Toshihiro katana – SOLD
Kawachi Kunisuke wakizashi – SOLD
Nanbokucho Bizen Morimoto naginatanaoshi – SOLD
Ko-Gassan Munetsugu katana – SOLD
Ippo saidanmei katana – SOLD
Tomoshige tachi – SOLD
Yasukuni Yasunobu tanto – SOLD
Gassan Minamoto Yoshimune – SOLD
Kaneuji tanto – SOLD
Oei Nobukuni wakizashi – SOLD
Katayama Ichimonji O-Naginatanaoshi – SOLD
Early tachi – SOLD
Juyo Token Sa Hiroyuki – SOLD
Nanbokucho Sue-Sa wakizashi – SOLD
Large Mishima Shrine Sword by Komiya Kunimitsu – SOLD
Bizen Sukesada katana in koshirae dated 1517 – SOLD
KATANA/TACHI
WAKIZASHI
TANTO
Norishige is superior to Masamune in the hataraki [activities] of nie and forges a unique jihada called matsukawa-hada. He is superior to Masamune in the hataraki of jihada and hamon, though he yields to Masamune in the clearness of jigane and the brightness of hamon. It is another feature of Norishige that the border of the hamon and ji is not conspicuous.
NBTHK Token Bijutsu
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Swords of Japan offers fine antique Japanese swords and sword fittings for sale. This includes traditionally-made Japanese samurai swords from all time periods from Heian through Reiwa eras. Antique Japanese swords are among the finest blades ever crafted and the swords here are exemplary examples of each school, smith and time period. In addition to offering swords for collectors, we also appraise and translate sword inscriptions, assist with research, curate exhibitions, and offer consultation as collectors work to refine their collecting goals. In many cases, we can assist in helping to refocus on specific areas, consigning swords that collectors choose to sell and locate pieces to fill specific needs within a focused collection. Please view some of our articles and reference content on Japanese swords to learn more. If you would like to discuss consignments, research, translations, or purchasing a piece for your collection, please click here to contact us.