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Russet-Iron Nimai-dō Gusoku with Russet-Iron Sixty-Two-Plate Suji-kabuto

Russet-Iron Nimai-dō Gusoku with Russet-Iron Sixty-Two-Plate Suji-kabuto

Product Code
JC24
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
-
Period
Mid Edo (18th c.)
Size
-
Price
￥Price upon request
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Russet-iron Suji-kabuto (ridged helmet) with thirty plates

Russet-iron Suji-kabuto (ridged helmet) with thirty plates

Product Code
JC15
Signature
Signed (Zaimei)
School
Mei: Fusanobi (房信)
Period
Late Muromachi (late 15th–16th c.)
Size
-
Price
￥Price upon request
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Black lacquered sword rack with chigai-takanoha mon of the Asano family. Heirloom of Geishū Asano family

Black lacquered sword rack with chigai-takanoha mon of the Asano family. Heirloom of Geishū Asano family

Product Code
JK40
Signature
-
School
Mei: Yamada (Jōka)
Period
Early Edo (17th c.)
Size
568×375×178mm
Include
Period lacquered wood box with furoshiki. Published in “Japanese Sword Rack”
Price
￥3,300,000
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Russet-Iron Nimai-dō Gusoku with Russet-Iron Sixty-Two-Plate Suji-kabuto

Russet-Iron Nimai-dō Gusoku with Russet-Iron Sixty-Two-Plate Suji-kabuto

Product Code
JC24
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
-
Period
Mid Edo (18th c.)
Size
-
Price
￥Price upon request
Learn more
Russet-iron Suji-kabuto (ridged helmet) with thirty plates

Russet-iron Suji-kabuto (ridged helmet) with thirty plates

Product Code
JC15
Signature
Signed (Zaimei)
School
Mei: Fusanobi (房信)
Period
Late Muromachi (late 15th–16th c.)
Size
-
Price
￥Price upon request
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Mulberry wood sword rack with Rindō mon design

Mulberry wood sword rack with Rindō mon design

Product Code
JK64
Signature
-
School
-
Period
Late Edo (19th c.)
Size
473×225×175mm
Include
Custom-made fitted cedar wood box with furoshiki.
Price
￥550,000
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Design of Musashino

Design of Musashino

Product Code
JT1358
Signature
Unsigned (Mumei)
School
Akasaka Tadatora (3rd gen.)
Type
Iron, kaku-gata (square shape), maru-mimi (round-rim)
Period
Early Edo (17th c.)
Size
75.0mm×71.4mm× mimi 5.6mm (seppadai 6.0mm)
Include
Custom-made fitted paulownia wood box
Paper
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu Certificate
as "mumei Akasaka"
Price
￥300,000
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