EditorialHand guard, Rounded square tsuba with plum blossoms stylized on both sides in circles (mon?) Amidst inlays tendrils, the ryo-hitu are filled with bronze with a stylized floral pattern on one side and a spiraling line on the other, signed 'yama-shiro ku...
EditorialAssault on the house of Kira Yoshinaga by the 47 Ronin under the leadership of Oishi Yoshio (1659-1703). The true story of the 47 Ronin (masterless samurai) of the province of Harima is probably the best-known story of the valor and ideals (the Code ...
EditorialAssault on the house of Kira Yoshinaga by the 47 Ronin under the leadership of Oishi Yoshio (1659-1703). The true story of the 47 Ronin (masterless samurai) of the province of Harima is probably the best-known story of the valor and ideals (the Code ...