Kotô – Late Muromachi period (Kôji era: December 1555) | NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon | Chûjô-saku | Catalogue 46 | Sold
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Resource Article – Reference Glossary by Unique Japan Glossary of Japanese Sword Terms and Samurai Culture A reference guide to the key terms used in Japanese sword collecting and samurai culture. Whether you are reading a sword description for the first time or brushing up on terminology you half-remember, this glossary is here to help. […]
Resource Article – Written by Pablo Kuntz, Founder of Unique Japan How Does a Japanese Sword Get So Hard and Sharp? This is one of the questions I genuinely enjoy answering, because the science behind it is as fascinating as the object itself. A Japanese sword achieves its legendary sharpness and durability through a process […]
Resource Article – Written by Pablo Kuntz, Founder of Unique Japan NBTHK Certification Rankings for Japanese Swords (日本美術刀剣保存協会) The NBTHK – Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai, or the Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword – was founded in 1948 and remains the most respected organisation in the world for the authentication and […]
Kotô – Late Kamakura period | NBTHK Jûyô Tôken (30th) | Rai | Sold
Kotô – Nanbokuchô period | NBTHK Jûyô Tôken (50th) | Shikkake | Sold
Kotô – Nanbokuchô period | NBTHK Jûyô Tôken (60th) | Nio | Sold
Kotô – End of Kamakura period | NBTHK Tokubetsu Jûyô Tôken (23rd) | Rai school | Sold