Tokugawa art

Koto early Muromachi period (kansho 2 / 1461) Bizen
Langth of cutting edge 61.4cm Curvature 2.2cm Width of base 28.8mm Width of Yokote 18.5mm Thickness of base 7.9mm

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with)Gold blue pearl of inlay Pine-bark pattern brown lacquered scabbard Uchikatana Koshirae
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Koto on the latter half of Muromachi period (Meio era / circa 1492-) Kaga
Length of cutting edge27.5cm A bit on inward curve Width of base22.0mm Thickness of base4.7mm

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with) Waist URUMI-nuri Burgundy lacquered Blue pearl of inlay Black stone surface Pipe-stripe code scabbard Tanto Koshirae

signed : Choushu TOYONOBU-saku

Mokko cross rectangular shape, Iron ground, Sukidashi engraving, Suki-nokoshi Mimi edge

81.4mm 75.7mm 3.8mm thick (Seppa-dai)

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End Heian to Kamakura period (800 several decades ago) Yamato
Length of cutting edge20.9cm No curve Width of Base18.5mm Thickness of base4.7mm Wholte length of Koshirae34.7cm

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with)Black Wrinkles Leather Skin lacquered scabbard Gold Chacra Kaiken Fitting

Shintto Early Edo period (Kanbun era/circa 1661-) Owari
Length of cutting edge 45.7cm Curvature 1.0cm Width of base 31.0mm Width of Yokote 22.1mm Thickness of base 6.7mm

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with) Black stone lacquered surface Wakizashi Koshirae

Shinto early Edo period (Keichou era / circa 1596-) Echizen
Length of cutting edge 30.1cm Curvature 0.3cm Width of base 28.8mm Thickness of base 5.2mm

Shinto Early Edo period (Kanbun era/circa 1661 -) Ise
Length of cutting edge 72.6cm Curvature 2.6cm Width of base 32.5mm Thickness of base 7.5mm

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with) Blue pearl of inlay Black lacquered Taneshino-stripe Koshirae

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The earliest Edo period (Kan'ei era/circa 1624-) Kii
Length of cutting edge 48.0cm Curvature 1.3cm Width of base 31.7mm Width of Yokote 24.3mm Thickness of base 7.5mm

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Koto Early Muromachi period (Houtoku 3/1451) Bungo
Length of cutting edge 77.0cm Curvature 1.95cm Width of base 31.5mm Width of Yokote 20.0mm Thickness of base 8.5mm

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Reported in Kozan Oshigata

Koto middle of Kamamura period (Kencho era circa 1249) Bizen
Length of cutting edge73.1cm Curvature2.2cm Width of base29.0mm Width of Yokote16.9mm Thickness of base6.7mm

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Koto Kamakura period (Kenkyu 7th/1196, Bun'ei 7th/1270 or Kouan 7th/1284) Bizen
Length of cutting edge 90.4cm Curvature 3.4cm Width of base 31.8mm Width of Yokote 13.9mm Thickness of base 8.4mm
Length of Kissaki 21.0mm Length of Nakago 24.6cm Nakago Curvature 0.2cm

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Poet of Li Bai and Tao Yuanming motif

Signed Souheishi Nyudo SOUTEN Gyo-nen 75 (age at 75 years old)

Goushu-Hikone-ju KITAGAWA

Round shape, Iron ground, Takabori-carving, Gold, Silver, Copper and Shakudo alloy Inlay Iroe work, Gold rim Fukurin Mimi edge, Both Hitsu-ana puhches (inner gold rim Uchi-Fukurin)

78.2 mm x 77.9 mm 3.7 mm thick (Mimi-edge)

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Koto middle Kamakura period (Ryakunin era/circa 1238-) Bit'chu
Length of cutting edge 77.9cm Curvature 3.3cm Width of base 29.8mm Width of Yokote 16.4mm Thickness of base 8.0mm

reported/listed in Nihonto Zuikan
said the Tachi dedicated to Iwashimizu Hachimangu by Ii Naotaka

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with)Black Roiro-lacquered Tachi Koshirae

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Koto Middle of Muromachi period (Bunmei 12/1480) Bizen
Length of cutting edge 25.9cm a bit on inward curve　Width of base 23.3mm Thickness of base 9.7mm

Reported/printed in the book of [Nihon Toko Jiten]

Rported in Osafune-cho-shi

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with) Urumi-nuri blurred red lacquered scabbard AIKUCHI Tanto Koshirae

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Snowflake TASUKI-sash tucked up design

Unsigned YAGYU

Round shape, Iron ground, Ji-sukashi Openwork, Square contoured Mimi edge in full , Both Hitsu-ana punches filled with Shakudo

74.3 mm x 73.5 mm 5.6 mm thick (Mimi-edge)

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Koto End of Muromachi period (Eiroku 13-/1570-) Owari
Length of cutting edge 30.2cm Curvature 0.2cm Width of base 27.3mm Thickness of base 5.0mm

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with) Silver Notches scabbard Chisa-katana style Tanto Koshirae

Koto on the end of Muromachi period (the latter period of Eisho era/1504 - 20) Mino
Length of cutting edge 26.5cm Inward curvature Width of base 22.5mm Thickness of base 5.4mm

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with)Black O-mokume hada Chinkin style gold-inlaid lacquerware scabbard Tanto Koshirae

Koto the late Muromachi period (Tenbun era / circa 1532 -) Sagami
Length of cutting edge 26.3cm No curvature　Width of base 24.4mm Thickness of Base5.8mm

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with)Wormhole pattern Byakudan-nuri lacquered style assorted family crests inlay Aikuchi-style Tanto Koshirae

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Koto early Muromachi period (Ouei 18/1411) Bizen
Length of cutting edge 35.6cm Curvature 0.4cm Width of base 26.7cm Thickness of base 5.9mm

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with)Silver cording HIRUMAKI style Vermillion lacquered scabbard Chi'sa Katana style Koshirae

Kozuka/Kogai singed : Jukousai MASAMITSU

Menuki : Signed wari-Kibata style MASA * MITSU

Fuchi/Kashira : unsigned attributed to a work of Jukousai MASAMITSU

• Kozuka/Kogai Shakudo Nanako-ji surface, Takabori Gold Iroe, Ura Fukumi-gold covered
• Menuki Shakudo Nanako-ji surface, Yobori carving, Gold Iroe
• Fuchi/kashira Shakudo Nanako-ji surface, Yobori carving, Gold Iroe

Shinto Early Edo period (circa Kanei 10/on about 1633) Echizen
Length of cutting edge41.7cm Curvature0.8cm Width of base31.0mm Thickness of base6.6mm

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Shinto Early Edo period (Kanbun era / circa 1661 -) Bushu
Length of cutting edge 37.8cm Curvature cm　Width of Base 34.2mm Thickness of Base7.3mm

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Koto Nanbokucho period (Enbun era /circa 1356-) Bizen
Length of cutting edge 55.5cm Curvature 1.2cm Width of base 31.5mm Width of Yokote 26.3mm Thickness of base6.5mm

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Koto End of Muromachi period (Eisho 16/1519) Bizen
Length of cutting edge 18.5cm Width of base 23.2mm Thickness of base 7.5mm

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Shirasaya with Dr. Honma Kunzan Sayagaki

A little Cuckoo against Full moon design

Signed Bamen TSUNEMASA(seal)

Oval shape, Iron ground, Polish surface, Open work, SUKISAGE style carving, a little contoured Square Mimi edge, Both Hitsuana punches

74.3mm x 72.3mm 3.8mm thick (Mimi-edge)

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