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Gassan Sadakatsu Kogarasu Tsukuri in Gold Efu Tachi "The Emperor requested this to be made for presentation to a Daimyo" - with accompanying documentation

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	THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY INTERESTING "KOTO" C - 1450 AD., KATANA WITH A APPROXIMATELY 28" / 71.1cm. CUTTING EDGE. IT IS APPARENTLY OF THE "MINO - SEKI" SCHOOL STYLE, AND POSSIBLY FROM THE "KANEMOTO" SCHOOL, THAT IS WELL KNOWN FOR SUPREME SHARPNESS (AND THIS BLADE IS!). IT IS MOUNTED IN AN OLD (100 + YEARS OLD) SHIRA SAYA (STORAGE CASE), THAT SHOWS HONEST AGE, AND IS 100% SERVICEABLE. THE BLADE RETAINS APPROXIMATELY 95% OF ITS BRIGHT POLISH, AND RE-POLISHING IS "NOT RECOMMENDED". Consignment ~ SOLD Click to view more images and description...

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None available at this time - Please see the previous section... $61,000 - $80,000 or see our Juyo Section

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	"Ono Yoshimitsu"
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Gassan Sadakatsu with Horimono ~ signed Hori do Saku Meaning Horiomono done by same smith that made the sword.

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Exceptionally Rare blade by IPPO 1st Generation (Shodai) "Immortal Sword" with Keiki* Personified and described in the tester's own words - to possess immortality. With "Tokubetsu Saidan", Rare 3 Body Cutting Test, 320 + Years Old Blade personally named by the tester, "Fujimi Hairu"* Tokubetsu Kicho Ninteisho by the N.B.T.H.K.

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Yoshu Hojo Ju Hiromasa Gendaito... A traditional Bizen style blade

Hiromasa, b-1908-d.1953, was a student of Takahashi Yoshimune, who was a student of Yokoyama Sukesada, Itsumi Yoshitaka and Enju Kunitoshi. He was born Torio Kamematsu in 1908. At the age of 35, He was designated an Army sword smith and instructor having four students working under him.

He won many awards including a gold medal at the Showa-to exhibition, the Rikugun Daijin sho (army minister award) and several prime minister awards (These were reserved for only the most exulted of sword makers, normally those with political connections).

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THIS FINE ITOMAKI TACHI WAS THE PROPERTY OF THE "MIZUNO" DAIMYO FAMILY. THE "MIZUNO" ARE A BRANCH OF THE "TOKUGAWA" FAMILY, AND "MIZUNO NOBUMOTO" WAS "SHOGUN" IN 1576 AD. THIS ITOMAKI WAS PRODUCED IN THE MID- EDO PERIOD (APPROXIMATELY 1700 AD). ITS BEAUTIFULLY MADE KODOGU (FITTINGS) COMPLIMENT THE WONDERFUL "MAKIE" SAYA, AND PAIN PAINSTAKINGLY MADE TSUBA. ITS OVERALL CONDITION IS EXCELLENT +. PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW. "ITOMAKI TACHI'S", ARE PERHAPS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER, AND SCARCEST OF ALL SWORDS. NO COLLECTION CAN BE TOTALLY COMPLETE WITHOUT ONE.

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	Sold: Consignment The earlier blades such as this one maintained an exceptionally keen cutting edge, are very rugged and strong. There was actually a Japanese video training tape made demonstrating how to use one of these swords in the battlefield, in the film a blade was actually used to cut a machine barrel in half. This would be a superb sword for someone who wanted to practice kata, iaido or will make a good blade for cutting test practice.
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	~ Determined by NTHK shinza (Chicago - April 2007) to be by Kunimune ~ Papers will be shown here as soon as they are received

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	BLADE BY "SADAROKU" SIGNED; " ECHIGO (PROVINCE)- NO - KUNI, JU (RESIDENT OF), IMAI SADAROKU (MAKER), AND DATED; SHOWA 16 th. YEAR (1941), THE 9 th. MONTH, A LUCKY DAY. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IMPRESSED WITH HIS BOLD SIGNATURE, IT REMINDS ME OF "ECHIGO NO-KAMI KANESADA". SADAROKU IS HIGHLY RESPECTED, AND EXCEPTIONALLY WELL LISTED IN; DR. HOMMA SAMA'S "NIHON TO MEIKAN" A TRULY GREAT HONOR. HE IS ALSO LISTED IN NUMEROUS OTHER JAPANESE REFERENCES, AS WELL AS, "MODERN JAPANESE SWORD SMITHS", BY J. S. SLOUGHT (AN EXCELLENT WORK), AND THE MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL ENGLISH JAPANESE SWORD REFERENCE WRITTEN TO DATE, "JAPANESE SWORD SMITHS" BY W. M. HAWLEY.
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Masatsugu Masterpiece with Horimono by Yoshitane (66cm / 26

"MASATSUGU" WAS (THERE WERE ONLY TWO OTHERS) GRANTED THE PRIVILEGE OF USING THE TITLE "SUISHINSEI" BY "MASAHIDE I". THIS WAS OF COURSE DUE TO MASAHIDE'S RESPECT FOR HIS SKILL, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A SWORD MAKER. IT IS QUITE APPARENT THAT "TAIKEI NAOTANE" SHARED HIS FATHER'S ( MASAHIDE I ) RESPECT FOR MASATSUGU, BOTH AS A SWORD MAKER, AND AS A PERSON. "NAOTANE ENCOURAGED" THE MARRIAGE OF HIS DAUGHTER, TO MASATSUGU. THEY HAD A SON NAMED "HIDEYO", WHO ALSO BECAME AN ACCOMPLISHED SWORD SMITH. HE IS KNOWN AS THE THIRD GENERATION OF "SUISHINSEI MASAHIDE". WHEN SERVING AS A BUDDHIST MONK HE MADE SWORDS USING HIS BIRTH NAME. MASATSUGU CHOSE NEVER TO SIGN AS THIRD GENERATION MASAHIDE. THIS WAS PERHAPS DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE WAS BESTOWED WITH THE TITLE OF "SUISHINSEI", IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS OWN NAME OF "MASATSUGU", AND WAS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS SKILL EARLY IN HIS CAREER. THIS BLADE'S HADA IS MOKUME (BURL WOOD), WITH ITAME (REGULAR WOOD), IT CHANGES TO MASAME (STRAIGHT GRAIN) ABOVE THE SHINOJI. IT HAS A DARKER GRAY APPEARANCE, AND A SMOOTH TEXTURE. THIS COMBINED WITH BRIGHT FINE NIOI, GIVES HIS WORK A BEAUTIFUL DISTINCTIVE CONTRAST.

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"KAWAMAKI TACHI" ( LEATHER WRAPPED TACHI ).
SELDOM SEEN. WORN FOR CEREMONIES, AND OF WITH "ARMOR".

COPY OF KAMAKURA STYLE TACHI
BEAUTIFULLY "HORIMONO" ( ENGRAVING ), OF BUDDHIST BONJI CHARTERS,
RELIGIOUS INVOCATIONS.

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	"MAGOROKU KANEMOTO", LIVED BEFORE (MANY TEXT'S LIST HIM AS "MEI-O, 1492 AD") AND AFTER THE "TAI-EI" 1521 AD. PERIOD (AVERAGE WORKING DATE). HE IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR PRODUCING THE "SHARPEST JAPANESE BLADE'S", THAT WERE EVER MADE (ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD)! TANTO'S ARE THE MOST SELDOM ENCOUNTERED OF ALL HIS BLADES! THIS WAS A TIME OF MUCH SOCIAL UNREST, TURMOIL, AND FREQUENT VIOLENT CONFLICTS. HENCE THE GREAT DEMAND, AND NEED FOR BLADES WITH SUPERIOR CUTTING ABILITY WAS PARAMOUNT. KANEMOTO 2nd. DESCENDED FROM A LINE OF KAJI (SWORD MAKERS) THAT WAS WELL KNOWN FOR PRODUCING BLADES OF SUPREME SHARPNESS. "KANEMUNE" (MAGOROKU'S GRANDFATHER ) WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MON (SCHOOL) TO DEVELOP THE SECRET TECHNIQUES THAT RESULTED IT THE MAKING OF BLADES OF SUPREME SHARPNESS. HIS WORKS ARE RATED "SAIJO O-WAZAMONO", MEANING; ULTIMATE BEST SHARPNESS (AS ARE HIS GRANDSON'S) THIS IS THE "HIGHEST POSSIBLE" RATING. IT IS SAID (BY SOME) THAT HE WAS ALSO CALLED MAGOROKU"? Click to view more images and description...



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	THE BLADE WAS PRODUCED IN HIZEN PROVENCE, BY 1st. GENERATION MASAHIRO, C - 1624 AD. HE WAS A CONTEMPORARY OF HIZEN TADAHIRO, AND ONE OF THE FINEST MAKERS OF THE TADAYOSHI SCHOOL, BOTH HE AND TADAHIRO WERE SWORD MAKERS TO THE FAMOUS "NABESHIMA DAIMYO". HE IS RATED "UPPER CLASS" (JO - SAKU). THE FIRST NAME HE USED AS A SWORD SMITH, WAS "MASANAGA", HIS GIVEN NAME WAS "SADENJIRO", HE RECEIVED THIS FROM HIS FATHER "YOSHINOBU". HIS RATHER SHORT, BUT PROLIFIC CAREER ENDED IN KAN-BUN THE 5th. YEAR, OR 1665 AD., AT THE AGE OF "59" YEARS. HIS WORKS ARE SELDOM SEEN, AND QUITE SCARCE. THIS IS THE ONLY "TANTO" THAT WE HAVE EVER OWNED! IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE HABAKI, THAT IT WAS A TREASURE OF THE "NABESHIMA" FAMILY. Click to view more images and description...




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WHEN "KANEMITSU WAS INVITED TO STUDY WITH, AND BECAME A STUDENT OF "MASAMUNE", IN "GEN-O" 1319, AT THE AGE OF "42" YEARS. "MASAMUNE" WAS THE MOST FAMOUS MAKER OF HIS DAY. IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT "KANEMITSU" WAS AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE IMPACT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE ON THE ART OF SWORD MAKING. THESE STUDIES RESULTED IN HIS BECOMING THE "HEAD OF THE "SODEN BIZEN" GROUP. THE OTHER LEADERS WERE; "CHOGI" - NAGAYOSHI ( ALSO A STUDENT OF "MASAMUNE" ), AND "KANENAGA" - NENCHO. THE SCHOOL FLOURISHED DURING THE "YOSHINO-CHO" ERA.
"MASAMUNE" WAS CONSIDERED BY THE "ENTIRE NATION", TO BE UNQUESTIONABLY THE FINEST SWORD MAKER IN JAPAN, AND ONE OF THE GREATEST MAKERS WHO EVER LIVED. FOR A "LIVING ARTIST" TO ACHIEVE THIS STATUS, NATIONWIDE, IS PERHAPS THE GREATEST HONOR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BESTOWED UPON HIM. THE PRESENTATION OF ONE OF HIS BLADES, WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GIFT THAT COULD BE PRESENTED, BY "EMPERORS", AND "SHOGUN'S".

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	THIS BLADE IS BY "KANETOSHI" OF THE YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL, IN THE "NAMBOKUCHO" PERIOD. TEI-JI 1362 ERA IS CONSIDERED TO BE KANETOSHI'S "AVERAGE WORKING DATE". HE SHARES THE NAME KANETOSHI WITH THE FOUNDER OF THE "YAMATO TEGAI SCHOOL", "KANENAGA" ( A NATIONAL TREASURE MAKER ), WHO ALSO USED THE NAME "KANETOSHI" EARLY IN HIS LIFE.
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	MUSASHI YOSHITAKE, WHOSE FAMILY NAME WAS "KAWADE ICHIDAYU", WAS OF THE KUNIHIRO MON, OF THE "HORIKAWA" SCHOOL. HIS AVERAGE WORKING DATE WAS 1681 AD., THE TEN-WA PERIOD. THIS PIECE IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF HIS "EARLY WORKS" DONE IN APPROX. 1660 AD.! HIS FATHER "KUNITAKE" WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LINE OF KUNIHIRO'S STUDENTS. HE BEGAN TEACHING HIS SON AT AN EARLY(MOST BEGAN THERE STUDIES AT APPROX. 12 YEARS OF AGE) AGE. HE WAS ALSO KNOWN AS "HOTETSU NYUDO", HIS BUDDHIST MONK NAME. YOSHITANE, BECAME A RENOWNED SWORD SMITH, HIS WORKS ARE CLASSIFIED AS "JO-SAKU" ( UPPER CLASS )!
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	SUKENAGA (b.1795, d.1851), WAS THE SECOND SON OF SUKEHIRA, WHO WAS A STUDENT OF MOTOHIRA. SUKENAGA WAS CONSIDERED THE SECOND GREATEST SMITH OF THE YOKOYAMA SCHOOL, (FIRST BEING KOZUKE DAIJO SUKESADA), BUT WAS KNOWN AS THE BEST DURING THE SHIN-SHINTO PERIOD. SOMETIMES SIGNING AS THE 56^TH GENERATION, DIRECTLY DESCENDING FROM TOMONARI (c-987), AND FOUNDER OF THE BIZEN TRADITION. TOMONARIS’ FATHER SANEMORI WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE FOUNDER OF BIZEN BUT NO WORKS FROM HIM EXIST, THUS MAKING TOMONARI THE ORIGINATOR SINCE WORKS FROM HIM HAVE BEEN PRESERVED AND AUTHENTICATED. YOKOYAMA SCHOOL WAS THE ONLY SCHOOL IN DIRECT GENEALOGICAL DECENT FROM KO-BIZEN, SANZAEMONJO-NO-JO- SUKESADA IS CONSIDERED THE FOUNDER OF THE YOKOYAMA BRANCH OF THE BIZEN TRADITION, WHICH HAS ROOTS DATING BACK TO THE 14^TH CENTURY.
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	"NOBUYOSHI // MASAKUNI", WAS THE SWORD SMITH TO "KATO KIYOMASA" (ONE OF JAPAN'S MOST FAMOUS GENERALS, C - 1570 AD.)!!! HIS FIRST SIGNATURE WAS "NOBUYOSHI", UNDER WHICH HIS POPULARITY AND FAME FOR PRODUCING "SUPERB BLADES" FLOURISHED! HE WAS THEN RETAINED BY "KATO KIYOMASA" (SEE BELOW). AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD, "KATO KIYOMASA" (OUT OF APPRECIATION AND ADMIRATION FOR HIS WORK), GAVE HIM THE PRIVILEGE OF USING THE CHARACTER "MASA", FROM HIS OWN NAME (THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS, A DAIMYO COULD BESTOW ON A VASSAL)! "NOBUYOSHI" THEN CHANGED HIS NAME TO "MASAKUNI"! THE MAJORITY OF HIS WORKS ARE ONLY SIGNED "DOTANUKI KOZUKE NO SUKE" (AND IN OTHER WAYS). I WOULD IMAGINE THEREFORE, THAT HIS PERSONALLY SIGNED BLADES, WERE FOR PRESENTATION, OR CUSTOM MADE. HE IS WELL NOTED IN MANY REFERENCES, AND CLASSIFIED AS A UPPER LEVEL SWORD SMITH, BY DR. HOMMA, AND OTHERS. HIS SIGNED WORKS ARE SELDOM SEEN, AND BLADES WITH HIS "FIRST SIGNATURE" (NOBUYOSHI), ARE VERY SCARCE. THE HIGO DOTANUKI SCHOOL HAS A DISTINGUISHED ANCESTRY, ITS ROOTS BEGIN IN THE KAMAKURA PERIOD WITH THE FAMOUS "ENJU KUNIMURA" (PLEASE SEE BELOW)! THE KOTO, HIGO ENJU SCHOOL PROSPERED, FOR NEARLY 300 YEARS. THE EARLY ENJU SCHOOL WAS FAVORED BY DAIMYO'S, AND ARISTOCRAT'S, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAMOUS FOR SHARPNESS, GRACE, MASTERFUL QUALITY, AND DURABILITY.
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THIS KOTO TANTO IS SIGNED BY TOMOTSUGU. THERE ARE SEVERAL MAKERS BY THIS NAME, WHO WORKED DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS IS APPARENTLY THE WORK OF ONE OF THE UDA SCHOOL MAKERS, FROM ETCHU, OR KAGA ( PROVINCES ). THE SIGNATURE RESEMBLES THAT OF ETCHU TOMOTSUGU, WHO IS LISTED IN FUJISHIRO'S KOTO BOOK, AND RATED ABOVE AVERAGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS "TOMOTSUGU'S" WORKING WITHIN THIS TIME FRAME, AND ONLY THREE ILLUSTRATED SIGNATURE EXAMPLES COULD BE FOUND. THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE SIGNATURE IS UNEQUIVOCALLY WARRANTED.

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	"YOSHISADA" WAS BORN ON THE ISLAND OF "KYUSHU", CHIKUZEN PROVINCE, IN "FUKUOKA" ( HOME OF THE FAMOUS ICHIMONJI SCHOOL ) DURING THE LATE "KOTO" PERIOD. HE IS THE SON OF ""NOBUKUNI YOSHITSUGU", AND THE FATHER OF BOTH YOSHIMASA, AND YOSHITSUGU II. HE HAD TWO GIVEN NAMES: "TSUNAROKU", AND "SUKE ZAE MON". HIS LINEAGE CAN BE TRACED TO THE SCHOOL OF THE GREAT "SA"! IN 1602 AD HE WAS MADE A RETAINED OF THE DAIMYO KURODA NAGAMASA. HIS WORK IS RATED AMONG THE FINEST OF THE PERIOD, AND HIS BLADES ARE KNOWN FOR SUPREME SHARPNESS. HE IS CLASSIFIED AS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE "SHINTO SCHOOL" OF SWORD MAKING. HIS WORK IS REMARKABLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE LATE KOTO PERIOD. THE BLADES BY THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THE SHINTO PERIOD ARE EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE, AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF SWORD MAKING FROM KEI-CHO ( 1596 ), UNTIL TODAY. THIS BLADE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY POLISHED, & PAPERED BY THE "NBTHK".THE MATCHING KODUGU ( FITTINGS ) DATE TO THE MID-EDO PERIOD C - 1750. MATCHING FITTINGS, OF THIS QUALITY ARE SELDOM SEEN, AND QUITE RARE.
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	A SHINSAKUTO A (MODERN BLADE COMPLETELY MADE IN THE "OLD WAY"). THEY ARE AS TRADITIONAL IN CONSTRUCTION, AS A BLADE MADE IN 1600 AD. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY FINE EXAMPLE, WAS MADE BY "TSUGUYASU" WHO'S LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS: 4-16-10 NARASHINO, IN FUNABASHI - CITY, JAPAN. HIS ORIGINAL FAMILY NAME IS: MATSUDA SHUJI, AND TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE HE STILL MAINTAINS A BUSINESS AT THIS ADDRESS, IN THE AREA OF "NARITA" AIRPORT.
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	"MORIYOSHI" IS WITHOUT A DOUBT, ONE OF THE FINEST SWORD MAKERS OF OUR TIMES. HE SPENT HIS LIFETIME STUDYING THE METHODS, STYLES, AND TECHNIQUES OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS, AND SECOND IN POPULARITY ONLY TO "MASAMUNE" MASTERS "MINAMOTO KIYOMARO". "MORIYOSHI", WAS ABLE TO PREFECT HIS SKILLS TO THE POINT WERE IT IS DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH HIS WORKS FROM THOSE OF "KIYOMARO". THIS BLADE IS BEYOND QUESTION ONE OF HIS MOST SKILLFUL WORKS! THE JAPANESE BELIEVE "VERY STRONGLY" IN THE PERSONIFICATION OF THE SWORD! IT IS SAID ( I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT ) THAT WHEN SUCH A BLADE IS ENCOUNTERED, YOU CAN "FEEL THE HAIRS ON THE BACK OF YOUR NECK START TO RAISE". THIS BLADE WOULD BE IN THIS CATEGORY, AS IT IS ONE OF "MORIYOSHI'S" FINEST MASTERPIECES. WHEN MORIYOSHI MADE A "RE - CREATION" OF KIYOMARO'S WORK, HE PERFORMED THE PRESCRIBED RITUALS, AND EXERTED HIS "UTMOST EFFORT"! THESE MASTERPIECES ARE EASILY RECOGNIZED. THEY ARE TOTALLY TRUE TO "KIYOMARO'S" FORM, THEY ARE SIGNED WITH A THREE CHARACTER SIGNATURE ( THE SAME AS KIYOMARO ), AND HAVE THE TYPICAL "KIYOMARO, "O" - KISSAKI" ( VERY LARGE POINT ) THEY ARE EXCEEDINGLY FEW IN NUMBERS. "MINAMOTO KIYOMARO", IS CONSIDERED TO BE SECOND ONLY TO "MASAMUNE" IN ABILITY, THERE COLLECTABLE DESIRABILITY IS EQUAL. WHEN THE "NBTHK", ALLOWS ( WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS UNDER ADVISEMENT, AS WE SPEAK ) GENDAITO'S TO BE GRANTED "JUYO", I FEEL ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THIS BLADE WILL BE AWARDED THE RATING. Click to view more images and description... Sold 12/8/05

"Shoshu Tsunaiye"

Date: Ten-Mon 1532 AD.

Brother of 1st Tsunahiro

Swordsmith to the "Hojo Uji" family

Fine Koshirae (fittings) seldom seen, Attractively carved horn.

Nagasa (Length): 22.2cm / 8.75"



	PRIOR TO 1945 HE USED A RATHER ELONGATED FORM OF KANE IS HIS SIGNATURE. IN 1945 HE CHANGED HIS STYLE OF THE KANE CHARACTER (AND SLIGHTLY TO OTHER CHARACTERS) TO THE FORM THAT HE USED UNTIL HIS PASSING IN 1989 (HEISEI 1^ST YEAR) AT 75 YEARS OF AGE. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER THERE ARE SEVERAL CHANGES IN HIS STYLE FORMING HIS KANJI CHARACTERS AND YASURI-MEI (FILE MARKS) IN 1954 (SHOWA 29) HE WAS INVITED TO RESUME SWORD MAKING FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE ART. HIS SKILLS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND. HE WAS THE HEAD MASTER OF THE (TAN REN JYUKU) (ART SWORD PRODUCTIONS STUDIO). KANE HIDE WAS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE “DAI NIPPON TOSHI KYO KAI KAICHO”, IN 1959 (SHOWA 1934). HE WON THE DORYOKU SHO AWARD FOR HIS HIGHLY TECHNICAL SWORD MAKING SKILLS, IN 1961 (SHOWA 36) FOR THE HIRAZUKURI (FLAT SIDED) TANTO ILLUSTRATED IN GENDAI TOTO MEIKAN (SEE PHOTO). HE WENT ON TO WIN 12 ADDITIONAL AWARDS FOR HIS WORK’S AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART.
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THIS IS A NEARLY PERFECT SWORD FOR THE MASTER "IAIDO", OR "KENDO" PRACTITIONER. IT IS PRICED AT ONLY A FEW HUNDRED DOLLAR'S OVER THE COST OF A " MODERN REPRODUCTION" OF TOP QUALITY. IT IS A TRUE JAPANESE BLADE, IN ORIGINAL OLD FITTINGS. IT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASES IN VALUE, AND LOOKS LIKE AN OLD SHINTO BLADE, FROM A FEW FEET AWAY.

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The Russo Japanese war Murato, (Field officers model) otherwise known as an Army Officer Kyu-Gunto, was used mostly in1904-5, but was continued in use up until the early 1930’s. The blade length measures 26 1/4” with a width of 1 1/16”. The blade is in 90% condition and the scabbard, handle etc. are in excellent condition. The Brown leather combat cover to protect the chromium plated scabbard does have a few scuffs.

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	TADAYOSHI III, MUTSU-NO-KAMI IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL WORK. HIS WORK IS VERY SCARCE AND HE IS RATED ABOVE HIS FATHER. HE RECEIVED THE TITLE “MUTSU DAIJO” IN MANJI 3^RD (1660), IN KANBUN 1^ST (1661) AUGUST HE RECEIVED THE TITLE “MUTSU-NO-KAMI”. HE PASSED BEFORE HIS BROTHER IN JANUARY OF TEIKYO 3 (1686) AT THE AGE OF 57. MUTSU-NO-KAMI’S WORKING DATES WERE MANJI 3 TO TEI-KYO 3, APPROX. 25 YEARS. MUCH OF THAT TIME WAS SPENT MAKING BLADES WITH HIS FATHER, UNDER HIS FATHERS NAME. HIS WORK IS EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE AND HIGHLY DESIRABLE (THE QUALITY IS SUPERB), MORE SO THAN EVEN HIS GRANDFATHERS (1^ST TADAYOSHI). Click to view more images and description... Sold 10/26/05

	THE MON OF: YASUTSUGU, NOBUTAKA, SHIGETAKA, AND MASANORI, ETC. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS, AND POPULAR SHINTO SCHOOLS. THIS BLADE HAS SPECTACULAR HADA (GRAIN STRUCTURE), AND A WONDERFUL "GONOME" (ROW OF BEAD'S) HAMON (TEMPERING). IT IS SURIAGE (SHORTENED FROM THE TANG END).

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THIS BLADE APPEARS TO BE MADE IN THE STYLE OF "YOSAEZAEMON" C - 1500 AD. THE LARGE, EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE HAMON, DOMINATES ANY DISPLAY CASE.

THE KOSHIRAE ( FITTINGS ) IS OF THE QUALITY THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN OWNED BY A SAMURAI OF COMMANDER STATUS, OR OTHER DISTINGUISHED LEADER. "SAME" SAYA'S ARE VERY SELDOM SEEN, THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, AND LABOR INTENSIVE TO PRODUCE. THEY ARE NORMALLY SEEN ON DAIMYO CLASS SWORDS.

THE PIECE IS "NBTHK" HOZON CERTIFIED. THE BLADE IS IN FRESH POLISH IN A SHIRA SAYA, AND THE KOSHIRAE IS MOUNTED WITH A TSUNAGI ( WOODEN BLADE ). THE CONDITION IS PRISTINE. THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PIECE, AT A AFFORDABLE PRICE.

Sold 9/2/05

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	Fukuda Yoshimitsu was born Fukuda Mitsu-O in Meji 45 (1912), in the town of Matsuura, Saga province. He was considered the best student under the Miyaguchi sword smith Koyama Nobumitsu. Yoshimitsu won numerous awards in his prolific career including; * "Mukei Bunkasai" of Saga, Living treasure of Saga. * In showa 27 (1952), made a blade for the commemoration of peace for the end of W.W. II. * Won the Gold Ukosho award * 8 time winner of the Doryoku award (sword making contest) * In showa 17 (1937), accepted as an Navy Certified Swordsmith * Member of the All Nippon Swordsmith Association Sold!!! 8/3/05



	Sold!!! 7/30/05

	THE DAISHO IS CALLED A "SHONIN DAISHO" ( MERCHANTS DAISHO ). BOTH BLADES, WHILE OF PROPER DAISHO PROPORTIONS, ARE ACTUALLY WAKIZASHI LENGTH. THESE WERE CARRIED BY THE AFFLUENT MERCHANTS, DOCTORS, AND LEADERS OF IMPORTANCE WHO WERE NOT OF THE "SAMURAI CLASS". DESPITE THERE SCARCITY, MANY COLLECTORS HAVE A NORMAL KATANA MOUNTED IN A MATCHING ( NEWLY MADE, FOR ABOUT $1000.00 ) SAYA. IT CAN THEN BE USED AS BOTH A NORMAL, OR A SHONIN DAISHO. THE FITTINGS ARE PHENOMENAL.

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	ONE OF THE MOST SELDOM ENCOUNTERED WORKS IN THE REALM OF JAPANESE SWORD COLLECTING, IS THE EXACTINGLY MADE, FAITHFUL RE-CREATION OF THE WORK OF A "GREAT KOTO MASTER". THE COMPLEXITIES SURROUNDING SUCH A WORK OF ART ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SURMOUNT, TO SAY THE LEAST. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, A MASTER SWORD MAKER, OF OUTSTANDING ABILITY MUST BE LOCATED. TO ACCURATELY REPRODUCE THE WORKMANSHIP IN A MASTERPIECE BY ANOTHER, HE MUST FIRST MASTER MANY OF THE TECHNIQUES, AND STYLES USED IN THE ORIGINAL. FEW SWORD SMITHS ARE CAPABLE OF ACCOMPLISHING THIS. IN JAPAN, A RE-CREATION MUST BE, NOT ONLY SUPERFICIALLY ACCURATE, BUT THE CONSTRUCTION METHODS, MATERIALS, AND RITUALS ARE AS ACCURATELY ADHERED TO AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS WELL NOTED IN OUR SEVEN VOLUME SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS, THE "HONCHO KAJIKO" (PRINTED IN 1795 AD), THE SWORDS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE EMPEROR.
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