Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection
13 March - 25 March 2025 • New York
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701 A katana | Attributed to Awataguchi Kuniyasu | Heian - Kamakura period, late 12th - early 13th century
702 A tachi | Signed Bizen Osafune ju Kage… (Kage… a resident of Osafune in Bizen Province) | Kamakura period, dated Shochu ninen kinoto ushi sangatsu (3rd month of the Wood Ox year 1325)
703 A tanto registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Signed Rai Kunitoshi (born in 1240) | Kamakura period, 13th century
704 A tachi registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Attributed to Niji Kunitoshi (born in 1240) | Kamakura period, 13th century
705 A katana registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Attributed to the Yoshioka Ichimonji School | Kamakura period, 14th century
706 A naginata naoshi katana | Attributed to the Ichimonji School | Kamakura period, 14th century
707 A katana | Attributed to the Aoe school | Kamakura – Nambokucho period, 14th century
708 A Soden Bizen school katana | Attributed to Kanenaga (Kencho) | Nambokucho period, 14th century
709 A katana | Attributed to the Ko Mihara School | Nambokucho period, 14th century
710 A katana | Attributed to the Sue Sa School | Nambokucho period, 14th century
711 A ko-wakizashi | Signed Bishu Osafune Sadamitsu (Sadamitsu from Osafune in Bizen Province) | Nambokucho period, dated Oan sannen sangatsu hi (a day in the 3rd month of 1370)
712 A tanto | Signed Bishu Osafune Tomomitsu (Tomomitsu from Osafune in Bizen Province) | Nambokucho period, dated Oan… nen hachigatsu hi (a day in the eight month of the Oan era [1368-1375] year...)
713 A wakizashi | Signed Bishu Osafune Morimitsu (Morimitsu from Osafune in Bizen Province) | Muromachi period, dated Oei jushichinen juichigatsu hi (a day in the 11th month 1410)
714 A tanto | Signed Bishu Osafune Norimitsu (Norimitsu from Osafune in Bizen Province) | Muromachi period, dated Eikyo juichinen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month of 1439)
715 A katana | Signed Bizen no kuni Hikosaemon no jo Sukesada (Hikosaemon Sukesada, Inspector Rank, from Bizen Province) | Muromachi period, dated Tenbun nijuichinen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1552)
716 A tanto | Signed Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu | Muromachi period, dated Tenbun jurokunen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1547)
717 A katana | Signed Soshu ju Tsunahiro (Tsunahiro, a resident of Sagami Province) | Muromachi period, 16th century
718 A Soshu school tanto | Signed Hirotsugu | Muromachi period, 16th century
719 A katana | Signed Yokoyama Kozuke Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada, Bishu Osafune junin, Kashu shi Morinao kore o atau (Yokoyama Kozuke Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada, a resident of Osafune in Bizen Province, given to Mr Kashu Morinao) | Edo period, dated Enpo kinotono-u nen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month of the Year of the Wood Rabbit according to the 52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, 1675)
720 A katana | Signed Hizen no kuni ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro (Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro, a resident of Hizen Province) | Edo period, 17th century
721 A katana | Signed Hizen no kuni Dewa no kami Yukihiro Oranda testsu o motte saku (made with Dutch steel, Dewa no kami Yukihiro from Hizen Province) | Edo period, 17th century
722 A tanto | Signed Hizen kuni junin Tadayoshi (Tadayoshi [1st generation], a resident of Hizen Province) | Edo period, 17th century
723 A katana | Signed Awataguchi Omi no kami Tadatsuna, Asai uji (For a member of the Asai clan, Awataguchi Omi no kami Tadatsuna) | Edo period, 17th century
724 A gassaku katana | Signed Yamato no kami Yoshimichi and Tamba no kami Yoshimichi | Edo period, 17th century
725 An Edo Hojoji School katana with two separate cutting test inscriptions | Signed in Omi no kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro | Edo period, 17th century
726 A daisho | The katana signed Yamato no kami Yasusada (Yasusada from Yamato Province) | Edo period, 17th century
727 A wakizashi | Signed Izumi no kami Kaneshige and with gold inlay cutting test inscription | Edo period, 17th century
728 A wakizashi | Signed Izumi no kami Fujiwara Kunisada | Edo period, 17th century
729 A Horikawa School wakizashi | Signed Echigo no kami Fujiwara Kunitomo | Edo period, 17th century
730 A Horikawa Kunihiro School wakizashi | Signed Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Kunimichi | Edo period, 17th century
731 A wakizashi and fine koshirae [sword mount] | Signed Ichijo Horikawa ju Shinano no kami Kuni[hiro] (Shinano no kami Kunihiro, a resident of Ichijo Horikawa) | Momoyama period, late 16th – early 17th century
732 A yoroi-doshi tanto [armour-piercing dagger] | Signed Kiku mon [chrysanthemum crest] and Omi no kami Minamoto Hisamichi | Edo period, 17th century
733 A katana | Signed Mondo no sho Masakiyo and aoi mon [wild ginger leaf crest] | Edo period, dated Kyoho jusannen hachigatsu (8th month 1728)
734 A wakizashi | Signed Suishinshi Masahide | Edo period, Tenmei gonen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1785)
735 A katana | Signed Suishinshi Masatsugu and kao [cursive monogram] | Edo period, dated Tenpo juninen chushun (mid-spring 1841)
736 A Naotane School katana | Signed Jiro Taro Naokatsu (1804-1858) | Edo period, dated Tenpo juyon mizunotou gogatsu hi (a day in the 5th month of the Water Rabbit 1843)
737 A Koyama Munetsugu school katana | Signed Tairyusai Sokan kore o tsukuru (made by Tairyusai Sokan) | Edo period, dated Ansei rokunen rokugatsu hi (a day in the 6th month 1859)
738 A katana | Signed Bizen no Suke Fujiwara Munetsugu | Edo period, dated Keioi ninen nigatsu hi (a day in the 2nd month 1866)
739 A katana | Signed Hizen no kuni Tadayoshi (Tadayoshi [8th generation] from Hizen Province) | Edo period, 19th century
740 A wakizashi with fine yanone koshirae [sword mount with arrowhead motif decoration] | Signed Oshu Aizu ju Kaneyoshi (Kaneyoshi, a resident of Aizu in Mutsu Province) | Edo period, dated Kyowa ninen nigatsu hi (a day in the 2nd month 1802)
741 A wakizashi | Signed with carved crescent moon mark Taikei Naotane and kao [cursive monogram] | Edo period, dated Bunka gonen chushu joku (early in the 8th month 1808)
742 A Hamabe School wakizashi | Signed Toshizane | Edo period, 19th century
743 A tanto | Signed Chounsai Tsunatoshi (1st generation) | Edo period, dated Bunsei juninen jugatsu hi (a day in the 10th month 1829)
744 A tanto | Signed Tairyusai Sokan hori do saku (made and carved by Tairyusai Sokan) | Edo period, dated Bunkyu ninen sangatsu kichijitsu (an auspicious day in the 3rd month 1862)
745 A Kiyomaro School tanto | Signed Minamoto Masao | Edo period, 19th century
746 A Higo katana koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 17th century
747 A tachi mounted in an Efu no tachi koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 19th century
748 A wakizashi koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 19th century