Nihonto.com is proud to present this beautiful Gotô school kozuka from the Momoyama era (late 1500’s to the early 1600’s). …

5.9.20 admin@nihonto Most experts agree that the first forged steel swords came to Japan in the same way as many other cultural forms, that is from China through the Korean peninsula and …

2017年12月6日 · Japanese swords are often perceived to be formidable and inaccessible objects that some people find objectionable or even abhorrent and it cannot be denied that from the …

The Bizen school stayed very active throughout the Muromachi Era (1394-1490) and into the Sengoku jidai (1490-1600). When we consider…

8.22.17 admin@nihonto THE OEI BIZEN SCHOOL (応永備前) At the beginning of the Muromachi (室町) era around the Oei (応永) era (1394) most of the different schools in the Bizen (備前) …

Saya – The scabbard.. Tsuka – The Handle Tsuka-Ito – The braid for wrapping the handle. Mekugi – The pin which holds the handle to the sword. Tsuba – The handguard. Fuchi – The …

9.3.17 admin@nihonto I am pleased to present this gorgeous Itomaki no Tachi koshirae that belonged to the famous Mori Daimyô family. This koshirae has 133 gold Mori family mon …

Nihonto.com is proud to present this very high quality set of fittings (mitokoromono) by Nomura Masayuki (野村正随). Masayuki was the…

9.25.17 admin@nihonto A tantô is traditionally described as being a Japanese sword of less than one shaku in length. This equates to 30.3 cm or a shade less than 12 inches.

Nihonto.com is extremely proud to offer this top quality example of one of the most famous of the Higo tsubako,…