Koto Katana for Sale
Koto ("old sword") katana date from the earliest period of Japanese swordmaking through 1596, encompassing the golden age of the craft. This era produced the legendary Five Traditions (Gokaden) — Bizen, Soshu, Yamashiro, Yamato, and Mino — and the most celebrated smiths in history: Masamune, Sadamune, Go Yoshihiro, and Osafune Nagamitsu. Koto katana are distinguished by their use of locally smelted tamahagane steel, resulting in characteristic jigane patterns that cannot be replicated. They represent the most historically significant and collectible category of Japanese long swords.
487 items currently available from trusted dealers worldwide.
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Antique Japanese Sword Katana Attributed to Shimada NBTHK Hozon Certificate for the blade
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刀 銘 信国吉助作 長久 文明十八丙午二月日
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大磨上無銘 雲生
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刀 備中青江安次作
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Antique Japanese Sword Katana Signed by Hirotsugu NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
¥1,400,000
濃州関住出羽守高植作 永禄三年八月吉日 (第67回 重要刀剣)
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古刀 無銘(伝當麻) 二尺二寸六分 打刀拵付、白鞘付
古刀 備州長船宗光 二尺三寸二分 打刀拵付
Katana:Mumei (Attributed to Sekishu Sadatsuna) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)
Mumei Mihara NBTHK Hozon Muromachi Period 1450-1500 AD
Katana:Sukesada
大磨上無銘 大左一門
Sa Sadayoshi katana in shirasaya
Katana:Mumei (Unsigned)(Enju)(48th NBTHK Juyo Token)