Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

Important Japanese Swords and Armour from the Paul L. Davidson Collection

13 March - 25 March 2025 • New York

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Overview
A katana | Attributed to Awataguchi Kuniyasu | Heian - Kamakura period, late 12th - early 13th century

701 A katana | Attributed to Awataguchi Kuniyasu | Heian - Kamakura period, late 12th - early 13th century

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)

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)

A tanto registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Signed Rai Kunitoshi (born in 1240) | Kamakura period, 13th century

703 A tanto registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Signed Rai Kunitoshi (born in 1240) | Kamakura period, 13th century

A tachi registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Attributed to Niji 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

A katana registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Attributed to the Yoshioka Ichimonji School | Kamakura period, 14th century

705 A katana registered as Tokubetsu Juyo Token [Exceptionally Important Sword] | Attributed to the Yoshioka Ichimonji School | Kamakura period, 14th century

A naginata naoshi katana | Attributed to the Ichimonji School | Kamakura period, 14th century

706 A naginata naoshi katana | Attributed to the Ichimonji School | Kamakura period, 14th century

A katana | Attributed to the Aoe school | Kamakura – Nambokucho period, 14th century

707 A katana | Attributed to the Aoe school | Kamakura – Nambokucho period, 14th century

A Soden Bizen school katana | Attributed to Kanenaga (Kencho) | Nambokucho period, 14th century

708 A Soden Bizen school katana | Attributed to Kanenaga (Kencho) | Nambokucho period, 14th century

A katana | Attributed to the Ko Mihara School | Nambokucho period, 14th century

709 A katana | Attributed to the Ko Mihara School | Nambokucho period, 14th century

A katana | Attributed to the Sue Sa School | Nambokucho period, 14th century

710 A katana | Attributed to the Sue Sa School | Nambokucho period, 14th century

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)

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)

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...)

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...)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A tanto | Signed Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu | Muromachi period, dated Tenbun jurokunen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1547)

716 A tanto | Signed Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu | Muromachi period, dated Tenbun jurokunen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1547)

A katana | Signed Soshu ju Tsunahiro (Tsunahiro, a resident of Sagami Province) | Muromachi period, 16th century

717 A katana | Signed Soshu ju Tsunahiro (Tsunahiro, a resident of Sagami Province) | Muromachi period, 16th century

A Soshu school tanto | Signed Hirotsugu | Muromachi period, 16th century

718 A Soshu school tanto | Signed Hirotsugu | Muromachi period, 16th century

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)

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)

A katana | Signed Hizen no kuni ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro (Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro, a resident of Hizen Province) | Edo period, 17th century

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

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

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

A tanto | Signed Hizen kuni junin Tadayoshi (Tadayoshi [1st generation], a resident of 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

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

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

A gassaku katana | Signed Yamato no kami Yoshimichi and Tamba no kami Yoshimichi | Edo period, 17th century

724 A gassaku katana | Signed Yamato no kami Yoshimichi and Tamba no kami Yoshimichi | Edo period, 17th century

An Edo Hojoji School katana with two separate cutting test inscriptions | Signed in Omi no kami Hojoji Tachibana Masahiro | 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

A daisho  | The katana signed Yamato no kami Yasusada (Yasusada from Yamato Province) | Edo period, 17th century

726 A daisho | The katana signed Yamato no kami Yasusada (Yasusada from Yamato Province) | Edo period, 17th century

A wakizashi | Signed Izumi no kami Kaneshige and with gold inlay cutting test inscription | Edo period, 17th century

727 A wakizashi | Signed Izumi no kami Kaneshige and with gold inlay cutting test inscription | Edo period, 17th century

A wakizashi | Signed Izumi no kami Fujiwara Kunisada | Edo period, 17th century

728 A wakizashi | Signed Izumi no kami Fujiwara Kunisada | Edo period, 17th century

A Horikawa School wakizashi | Signed Echigo no kami Fujiwara Kunitomo | Edo period, 17th century

729 A Horikawa School wakizashi | Signed Echigo no kami Fujiwara Kunitomo | Edo period, 17th century

A Horikawa Kunihiro School wakizashi | Signed Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Kunimichi | Edo period, 17th century

730 A Horikawa Kunihiro School wakizashi | Signed Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Kunimichi | Edo period, 17th century

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

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

A yoroi-doshi tanto [armour-piercing dagger] | Signed Kiku mon [chrysanthemum crest] and Omi no kami Minamoto Hisamichi | Edo period, 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

A katana | Signed Mondo no sho Masakiyo and aoi mon [wild ginger leaf crest] | Edo period, dated Kyoho jusannen hachigatsu (8th month 1728)

733 A katana | Signed Mondo no sho Masakiyo and aoi mon [wild ginger leaf crest] | Edo period, dated Kyoho jusannen hachigatsu (8th month 1728)

A wakizashi | Signed Suishinshi Masahide | Edo period, Tenmei gonen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1785)

734 A wakizashi | Signed Suishinshi Masahide | Edo period, Tenmei gonen hachigatsu hi (a day in the 8th month 1785)

A katana | Signed Suishinshi Masatsugu and kao [cursive monogram] | Edo period, dated Tenpo juninen chushun (mid-spring 1841)

735 A katana | Signed Suishinshi Masatsugu and kao [cursive monogram] | Edo period, dated Tenpo juninen chushun (mid-spring 1841)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A katana | Signed Bizen no Suke Fujiwara Munetsugu | Edo period, dated Keioi ninen nigatsu hi (a day in the 2nd month 1866)

738 A katana | Signed Bizen no Suke Fujiwara Munetsugu | Edo period, dated Keioi ninen nigatsu hi (a day in the 2nd month 1866)

A katana | Signed Hizen no kuni Tadayoshi (Tadayoshi [8th generation] from Hizen Province) | Edo period, 19th century

739 A katana | Signed Hizen no kuni Tadayoshi (Tadayoshi [8th generation] from Hizen Province) | Edo period, 19th century

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)

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)

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)

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)

A Hamabe School wakizashi | Signed Toshizane | Edo period, 19th century

742 A Hamabe School wakizashi | Signed Toshizane | Edo period, 19th century

A tanto | Signed Chounsai Tsunatoshi (1st generation) | Edo period, dated Bunsei juninen jugatsu hi (a day in the 10th month 1829)

743 A tanto | Signed Chounsai Tsunatoshi (1st generation) | Edo period, dated Bunsei juninen jugatsu hi (a day in the 10th month 1829)

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)

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)

A Kiyomaro School tanto | Signed Minamoto Masao | Edo period, 19th century

745 A Kiyomaro School tanto | Signed Minamoto Masao | Edo period, 19th century

A Higo katana koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 17th century

746 A Higo katana koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 17th century

A tachi mounted in an Efu no tachi koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 19th century

747 A tachi mounted in an Efu no tachi koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 19th century

A wakizashi koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 19th century

748 A wakizashi koshirae [sword mount] | Edo period, 19th century

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