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Katana
Item No.
KA-0009
Mei
一 肥前国出羽守行廣以真鍛作
Length
2尺 3寸 5分 6厘 / 71.40 cm
Status
Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken
Region
Hizen, present day Saga prefecture
Era
Mid Edo Province
Other Info
This sword was made by the 1st generation sword smith to use the name Yukihiro. In 1650 Yukihiro learned Oranda-kitae.Motte Shintan Saku is inscribed on the tang, telling us this sword is one of Yukihiro's masterpieces.
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Katana
Item No.
KA-0003
Mei
無銘（法華・南北朝）
Length
2尺 2寸 2分 4厘 / 67.40 cm
Status
Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken
Region
Bingo/Hokke (Hiroshima prefecture)
Era
Nambokucho
Other Info
This blade has a dignified character with a lot of beautiful details like Konie in the Jihada. The Mihaba is still wide, and the Oboshi quite impressive.
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Wakizashi
Item No.
WA-0028
Mei
河内大掾国貞
Mei (Back)
寛文四年八月吉日
Length
1尺 6寸 5分 7厘 / 50.20 cm
Status
Tokubetsu Hozon Tōken
Region
Aizu, present day Fukushima prefecture)
Era
Probably Early Edo Period
Other Info
A very thick and wide blade
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Fuchigashira
Item No.
FU-0052
Design
葡萄に栗鼠図
Mei
行年六十七才 埋忠家寿
Mountings
Size
Kashira Length
3.4 cm (1.34 in)
Fuchi Length
3.8 cm (1.5 in)
Koshi Length
1.6 cm (0.63 in)
Status
Hozon Tōsōgu
Region
Uncertain
Era
Late Edo Period
Other Info
The theme of this Fuchi-gashira is a pun on words. In Japanese, the word for grapes is pronounced the same way as the word for martial arts, and the word for squirle the same as the word for advantage.
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Fuchigashira
Item No.
FU-0034
Design
竹虎図縁頭
Mei
蟠龍軒貞中(花押）
Mountings
Size
Kashira Length
3.4 cm (1.34 in)
Fuchi Length
3.8 cm (1.5 in)
Koshi Length
1.3 cm (0.51 in)
Status
Hozon Tōsōgu
Region
Uncertain
Era
Mid Edo Province
Other Info
When the tiger was originally introduced into Japanese culture, it was done mainly through paintings and by displayed tiger skins. The spotted leopard was, at the time, often mistaken for being a female tiger while the striped animal was thought to be mal
Price
100,000 JPY