Sword 1  Tatsuyoshi Hocho  Omote  Ura

Mei:	Tatsuyoshi / Heisei 13 Nen 2 Gatsu
Length:	15 cm
Sugata:	Hocho Masamune shape
Kitae:	Itame with ji-nie and chikei
Hamon:	Midare with thick nie and sunagashi
Boshi:	Komaru
Nakago:	Ubu
Comments:	Shinsakuto by Enomoto Tatsuyoshi of the Gassan school. Tatsuyoshi has won many awards in the NBTHK sword contests, and is a featured smith in the book "Swordsmiths for the 21st Century", by Mr. Tsuchiko. This is in fresh polish with new shirasaya. A very nice example of the Soshu style. While the blade has a few very small kitae kizu which do not show well in the photos, they do not detract from the blade.
Price:	$1000US
Status:	Available

Sword 2  Osoraku Omote  Osoraku Ura

Mei:	Izu ju Tatsuyoshi Saku / Heisei 13 Nen 2 Gatsu Kichi Jitsu
Length:	32.6 cm
Sugata:	Osoraku-zukuri
Kitae:	Itame with boiling ji-nie and chikei
Hamon:	O-gunome-midare with thick nie and sunagashi
Boshi:	Komaru with a long kaeri
Nakago:	Ubu
Comments:	This is an osoraku o-tanto done in the Kiyomaro style. It is in kaji-oroshi condition and needs polish. One wicked looking blade which will be a knock-out in polish...
Price:	SALE! $4000US
Status:	Available

Sword 3  Yasuaki Blade  Blade 2  Ji-ba  Monouchi  Hamon  Boshi  Mei  Nenki

Mei:	Sagami no Kuni ju Yasuaki saku / Showa 55 Nen 6 Gatsu Kichi Jitsu
Length:	55.6 cm
Sugata:	Shinogi-zukuri wakizashi
Kitae:	Ko-itame with mokume mixed within. Tightly packed with ji-nie.
Hamon:	Gunome-choji with deep ashi
Boshi:	Komaru
Nakago:	Ubu
Comments:	Yasuaki was the last of the Yasukuni smiths. His work is quite rare. He won several awards in the NBTHK swordmaking contests. This blade comes in shirasaya with gold habaki. Excellent blade with some rubbing. Polish is about 90%.
Price:	SALE! $4000US
Status:	Available

Sword 4  Tadayoshi Blade  Blade 2  Ji-ba  Boshi  Mei

Mei:	Izumo no Kuni ju Tadayoshi saku
Length:	67.2 cm
Sugata:	Shinogi-zukuri
Kitae:	Ko-itame with ji-nie
Hamon:	Gunome-choji with deep ashi and thick nie
Boshi:	Komaru with nie
Nakago:	Ubu
Comments:	This is the shodai Kawashima Tadayoshi, a famous early Showa smith who worked in Shimane. This blade has a deep, clear ji-gane with a very active, bright hamon well lined with nie. A superior gendai-to on the same level as Tsukamoto Okimasa, Horii Toshihide, and the like. Sword blade with new habaki only.
Price:	SALE! $3000US
Status:	Available

Sword 5   Toshikazu Blade 1  Ji-ba 1  Ji-ba 2  Boshi  Mei

Mei:	Chojusai Toshikazu saku kore
Length:	31.7 cm
Sugata:	Hira-zukuri tanto.
Kitae:	Well forged itame with ji-nie.
Hamon:	Vivid suguha with a thick, bright ko-nie lining the habuchi. There are fine activities within the yakiba.
Boshi:	Komaru.
Nakago:	Ubu.
Comments:	Toshikazu was a student of the famous shinshinto smith Tsunatoshi. He worked in Yotsuya, Edo at the end of the Bakumatsu period. He was a very skilled smith whose work is rare due to the Haito-rei. In fresh polish with new habaki and shirasaya. A very high quality shinshinto tanto.
Price:	SALE! $4000US
Status:	Available

Sword 6   Sukehiro Blade  Ji-ba 1  Ji-ba 2 Ji-ba 3 Ji-ba 4 Boshi Mei Nenki

Mei:	Sukehiro Saku / Koki 2603 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi
Length:	65.2 cm
Sugata:	Shinogi-zukuri katana.
Kitae:	Well packed ko-itame.
Hamon:	Gunome with deep ashi and a habuchi lined in thick nie. Some tobiyaki.
Boshi:	Komaru.
Nakago:	Ubu. Two mekugi-ana.
Comments:	This is by the Meguro, Tokyo smith Tomida Sukehiro, who trained at the forge of Horii Taneaki along with his three Uncles (Kato Masakuni, Sukekuni, Kanekuni) and Horii Toshihide. He was a Jumei Tosho and well-respected smith during the war whose work was highly regarded. This blade is in shirasaya with new habaki. Has some scratching. On the same level as the better Yasukuni blades.
Price:	SALE! $2750US
Status:	Available

Sword 7   Sukehiro Blade  Ji-ba 1  Ji-ba 2  Ji-ba 3  Monouchi  Boshi  Mei  Nenki

Mei:	Sukehiro Saku / Kigen 2602 Nen 2 Gatsu
Length:	68.6 cm
Sugata:	Shinogi-zukuri katana
Kitae:	Tight itame.
Hamon:	O-hako-midare-choji.
Boshi:	Komaru.
Nakago:	Ubu. Two mekugi-ana.
Comments:	Another blade by Tomida Sukehiro. This one is done in an extremely flamboyant o-choji. In old polish with scuffing, scratching, light corrosion, etc. Will be spectacular in polish. In new shirasaya with new habaki.
Price:	SALE! $3000US
Status:	Available

Sword 8   Shigeyasu Blade  Ji-ba 1  Ji-ba 2  Ji-ba 3  Monouchi  Boshi  Mei

Mei:	Kazusa no Kami Shigeyasu
Length:	45.7 cm
Sugata:	Shinogi-zukuri wakizashi.
Kitae:	Itame with mokume mixed within. Ji-nie.
Hamon:	Gunome-choji-midare with thick nie, sunagashi, ashi, etc. The yakiba is extremely active and resembles that of Oya-Kunisada.
Boshi:	Komaru.
Nakago:	Ubu.
Comments:	Shigeyasu was an Osaka smith who worked during the Kanbun period. This blade exhibits well the jiba Osaka Shinto is famous for. In fresh polish with new habaki and shirasaya. This sword should pass shinsa at Tokubetsu Hozon level.
Price:	SALE! $4000US
Status:	Available.