Editing and Publisher :The Sano art museum foundation, The Hayashibara art museum, The Okura Bunka Zaidan foundation/Okura antique museum and The Tokugawa Somei-kai foundation/Tokugawa art museum
Full color images of swords and fittings 162 pages
A guide to Evaluation and Appreciation of Japanese Swords that belogned to the Bizen Ichimonji school
Written in Japanese

Limited Edition

Written by Hashimoto Haruo

Publisher : Ribun Shuppan
B5 size Hard cover 270pages
Capter 1 : Full color introduction of Sword Accessories

Chaper 2 : Primary knowledge of Sword Fittings

Chaper 3 : About Shoami school

Chaper 4 : Shoami and Owari school

Chaper 5 : Four Seasons of Sword Fittings
Written in Japanese

Modern sword (Showa era)
Length of cutting edge 66.5cm Curvature 1.6cm Width of base 32.3mm Thickness 7.8mm Width of Yokote

NBTHK(HOZON)

ChoRyo Sage theme/prevent a dragon from breaking out motif

Shakudou (copper alloy) nanako-ji surface, Takabori plaw Gold, Copper IROE inlay

Yamagane back panel

14.1x96.3mm 7.0mm thick

A pike and entwined a pair dragon motif

Pure Silver, Yobori plaw Gold and Shakudo Inaly

77.1x12.7mm 4.7mm thick

78.0x12.7mm 4.7mm thick

The twelve (animal) signs of the (Chinese and Japanese) zodiac motif

Shakudo(copper alloy), Yobori plaw Gold and silver Inaly

44.8x16.8mm 4.8mm thick

43.7x15.8mm 4.6mm thick

Spider's Web and Warrior motif

Shakudo (copper) Hammered surface, Gold, silver IROE inlay

Shakudo polish back panel

13.6x97.2mm 4.4mm thick

Chokaro wizard on a Donkey motif

Shakudo(copper alloy), Yobori, Kebori plaw Gold Inaly

40.6x15.2mm 4.9mm thick

38.9x15.4mm 5.7mm thick

Peony and Leo motif

Shakudo(copper alloy), Yobori, Kebori plaw Gold Inaly

40.6x15.2mm 4.9mm thick

38.9x15.4mm 5.7mm thick

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Kicho) paper

Shin-shin-to (The 4th year of Kaei/A.D.1851) Settsu
Length of cutting edge41.0cm Curvature1.0cm Width of base32.4mm Thickness of base8.3mm

Black stone surface sheath maple leaves and a water chestnut in a circle lacquer work wakizashi koshirae

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Fuchi/kashira : Shakudo(copper alloy) ground Nanao-ji surface Kiri crest gold inlay

Fuchi 37.1x20.6mm Kashira 34.3x16.1mm

Menuki : Shakudo Yobori plaw phoenixes gold inlay and Kiri crest

38.2x16.3mm 35.5x16.0mm

Shakudo(copper alloy) ground Nanako-ji surface

Sakura cherryblossom scene

Takabori/gold and silver inlay

Fuchi 38.3x23.0mm
Kashira 33.0x17.6mm

Dragon with fire of spirit silver inlay

Signed : Kunitomo Shichibei-saku

whole length 47.2cm caliber 1.3cm length of barrel 31.9cm 

Dragon with clouds silver inlay

Unsigned

whole length 45.0cm caliber 1.4cm length of barrel 27.0cm 

Written by Kazuo Iida and Michiko Hiruta

Publisher : Tankosha
159pages
A guide to Evaluation and Appreciation
Written in Japanese and Brief English title

Second Printing Now Available!

Clove outline openwork, Hammered surface

Copper filled dew drops motif

Copper fukurin rim

78.4x78.0mm

3.3mm thick

Shakudo(copper alloy) ground polish/stone surface

Buddist monk and Hossu brusing implement

Takabori and kebori plaw/gold inlay

Fuchi 37.1x20.6mm
Kashira 34.3x16.1mm

Shakudo(copper alloy) ground polish surface

Old UME tree and water birds motif

Takabori plaw/gold, suaka(copper) and silver inlay

Fuchi 37.4x20.5mm
Kashira 33.5x15.7mm

Openwork

AOI motif

Signed : Echizen-ju KINAI-saku

73.2x70.0mm

5.2mm thick

NBTHK(Kicho) certificate

A pair of pigeons (A symble of love and piece) motif

Tsuchimeji hammered surface

Signed : Hachiman taro X Ontachi XXX Myochin Nori MUNEMASA(right hand side)

63.6x52.7mm 6.8mm thick

Signed : HachiX TaXX On XXX Nori MUNEMASA(left hand side)

62.7x51.0mm 6.6mm thick

Shibuichi(copper alloy) ground polish surface

Signed : Masakuni (a seal of artisan)

A Falcon and Monkey design, Takabori/Sukibori gold and silver inlay

Fuchi 38.5x23.2mm
Kashira 34.0x19.5mm

NBTHK (Hozon Tosogu) Certificate

Birds on wave motif

Shakudo(copper alloy), Yobori, Kebori plaw Silver Inaly

33.5x16.6mm 5.6mm thick

32.7x15.3mm 4.1mm thick

AOI crest Sanso motif

Shakudo(copper alloy), Yobori, Gold Inaly

35.9x14.8mm 5.0mm thick

Wheel openwork motif

Nikubori openwork plaw, Hammered surface

74.6x71.7mm

3.9mm thick

KOSHI-SEIYU (Noblemen go on a tastfull trip) openwork motif

Nikubori openwork plaw, Gold, silver and copper inlay.

Shakudo rim edge

Signed : Kitagawa SOTEN sei Koshu Hikone-ju

79.1x78.1mm

4.7mm thick

Shin shin to End of Edo period(11th year of Bunka/1814)
Length of cutting edge27.0cm Curvature0.2cm Width of base27.7mm Thickness of base6.1mm

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with) Red brushing lacquered sheath Higo style tanto Koshirae

Koto Early Muromachi period (Shoucho era/about 580 years ago) Echu
Length of cutting edge71.0cm Curvature1.8cm Thickness of base6.8mm Width of base32.3mm Width of Yokote22.7mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Kicho)

Shinto Early Edo period (kanei era/about 370years ago) Hizen
Length of cutting edge61.7cm Curvature1.3cm Width of base29.7mm Width of base6.1mm Width of Yokote20.4mm

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with) Wakasa style lacquered polish Dragon design Handachi koshirae

Shin-shinto End of Edo period (Keio era/about 150 years ago) Iyo
Length of cutting edge70.6cm Curvature1.4cm Width of base33.3mm Thickness of base7.0mm Width of Yokote23.5mm

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with) Brown stone finish lacquered sheath Uchigatana Koshirae

A spool openwork motif

Iron polish surface

72.9x68.5mm

5.8mm thick

Shinshinto End of Edo period (Keiou era circa A.D.1865) Kai
Length of cutting edge74.3cm Curvature1.4cm Width of base32.7mm Width of Yokote24.0mm Thickness of base8.2mm

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