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Two sheathed Japanese swords displayed on a black lacquer stand, one in red lacquer koshirae and one in dark speckled koshirae.

Collection catalogue · 日本刀資料

Blades, mountings, and their evidence.

An independent study collection of nihontō and tōsōgu, examined through close photography, translated records, and technical description.

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  1. NA 2026.001

    Nihontō · Wakizashi · Koshirae

    Sadanori Wakizashi

    鈴木加賀守貞則

    Edo · Kanbun 13 (1673)

    A signed Kanbun-shintō wakizashi dated to the eighth month of 1673, with NBTHK Hozon certification and a coordinated koshirae of dragon-and-wave fittings, peony-decorated maru-gata tsuba, inome-pierced habaki, and black lacquer densely flecked with iridescent aogai shell.

    Nagasa
    39.9 cm
    Sori
    0.8 cm
    NBTHK paper
    Hozon Tōken · 1996
    Open record
    Sadanori wakizashi mounted and drawn beside its black lacquered saya Survey selection23 photographic plates
  2. NA 2026.002

    Nihontō · Katana · Koshirae

    Masanori Katana

    大和大掾正則

    Early Edo · Shintō

    A long mumei Early Edo katana attributed by the NBTHK to Yamato Daijō Masanori, accompanied by a black-lacquer koshirae whose fuchi, kashira, and menuki form a coordinated dragonfly ensemble.

    Nagasa
    69.7 cm
    Sori
    1.8 cm
    NBTHK paper
    Hozon Tōken · 2025
    Open record
    Mumei katana attributed to Yamato Daijō Masanori mounted and drawn beside its black lacquered saya Survey selection22 photographic plates
  3. NA 2026.003

    Nihontō · Wakizashi · Koshirae

    Nozarashi Wakizashi

    因州兼先 · 野晒し

    Edo · pre-1800

    A mumei Edo-period wakizashi attributed on a 1971 NBTHK Kichō paper to Inshū Kanesaki, in an eclectic koshirae centered on skull-and-bone fuchi-kashira, shallow gold-colored menuki of uncertain subject, a dragon kozuka, and textured red lacquer with dark linear figuring and gold maki-e quail and millet.

    Nagasa
    46.0 cm
    Sori
    0.9 cm
    NBTHK paper
    Kichō Tōken · 1971
    Open record
    Nozarashi wakizashi kashira with skull and bone motif Survey selection21 photographic plates
  4. NA 2026.009

    Nihontō · Katana · Koshirae

    Katana Signed Seki Kanemune

    刀 · 関兼宗作

    Period unrecorded · a struck mark on the nakago bears on the question and is not yet identified

    An unpapered 67.1 cm katana in black-lacquer koshirae, signed 関兼宗作 (Seki Kanemune saku) and carrying a small struck mark above the mekugi-ana; the blade is out of polish and the mark is not identified from the listing photographs.

    Nagasa
    67.1 cm
    Sori
    1.7 cm
    Mei
    関兼宗作 · with a struck mark
    Open record
    Katana drawn beside its black-lacquered saya and mounted tsuka on purple cloth Survey selection19 photographic plates
  5. NA 2026.010

    Nihontō · Wakizashi · Koshirae

    Mumei Wakizashi Study V

    無銘脇差 · 拵

    Period unrecorded · not established

    An unsigned 30.5 cm hira-zukuri wakizashi in a red-and-black marbled lacquer koshirae with ochre wrap, a plain round iron tsuba and a slender brass implement; out of polish and unpapered.

    Nagasa
    30.5 cm
    Sori
    0.4 cm
    Condition
    Out of polish · unpapered
    Open record
    Hira-zukuri wakizashi drawn beside its red-and-black marbled lacquer saya Survey selection17 photographic plates
  6. NA 2026.011

    Nihontō · Tantō · Koshirae

    Tantō Signed Gassan

    短刀 · 月山銘

    Period unrecorded · not established

    An unpapered 19.6 cm hira-zukuri tantō in a black-lacquer aikuchi-style koshirae, carrying a worn short mei read in the source as Gassan; a regular undulating grain is visible along the blade.

    Nagasa
    19.6 cm
    Sori
    0.0 cm
    Mei
    月山 · partly legible
    Open record
    Tantō drawn beside its black-lacquered saya with the cord tied around it Survey selection18 photographic plates
  7. NA 2026.012

    Nihontō · Tantō · Koshirae

    Mumei Tantō Study I

    無銘短刀 · 拵

    Period unrecorded · not established

    An unsigned 20.0 cm tantō in a red-flecked black lacquer aikuchi koshirae with nanako-ground fuchi, kashira and kojiri, retaining its kozuka and kogatana; two mekugi-ana, and a habaki that will not draw off.

    Nagasa
    20.0 cm
    Nakago
    Two mekugi-ana
    Condition
    Old polish · unpapered
    Open record
    Tantō drawn beside its red-flecked lacquer saya with the kozuka and kogatana laid above Survey selection21 photographic plates
  8. NA 2026.013

    Nihontō · Yari · Koshirae

    Mumei Yari Study I

    無銘槍 · 柄付

    Period unrecorded · not established

    An unsigned su-yari head of 9.9 cm with a groove cut in the blade, still seated on a short red-lacquered shaft that the source reports will not come off; rusted, and unpapered.

    Nagasa
    9.9 cm
    Profile
    Su-yari with a hi
    Condition
    Rusted · unpapered
    Open record
    Small su-yari head on its short red-lacquered shaft Survey selection15 photographic plates
  9. NA 2026.014

    Nihontō · Yari · Koshirae

    Yari Study II

    槍 · 柄・鞘付

    Period unrecorded · not established

    A 14.9 cm su-yari head with its long tang, complete with lacquered shaft and a fitted head cover. The source describes it as unsigned, but a short column of chiselled characters is visible on the tang.

    Nagasa
    14.9 cm
    Mei
    Characters present · unread
    Condition
    Rusted · unpapered
    Open record
    Su-yari mounted on its lacquered shaft with the head cover laid alongside Survey selection21 photographic plates
  10. NA 2026.015

    Nihontō · Wakizashi · Bare

    Hidemune Blade, Heisei 8

    関住秀宗作 · 平成八年

    Heisei 8 · November 1996 · dated on the nakago

    A bare 31.2 cm blade signed 関住秀宗作 and dated Heisei 8 (1996), sold as an incomplete lot with a split lacquered scabbard made for a longer sword. The signature and date are crisp and fully legible.

    Nagasa
    31.2 cm
    Mei
    関住秀宗作 · dated Heisei 8
    Condition
    Bright polish · incomplete lot
    Open record
    Bare blade laid beside a long dark lacquered scabbard with gold cord Survey selection18 photographic plates