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KOTTOYA' is an antique shop,
specialised in Japanese blades where you
can buy, have consultancies on and
polishing and restore done. In the shop
you can find tachi, katana, wakizashi
and tanto but also rare weapons such as
ya (arrows) , yumi (archs), yari (spear
of a single point) and other lance arms.
Moreover, armours and all the pieces of
the Kodogu are shown; sword fittings and
all the metal parts of the complete
mounting for the blade: tsuba, menuki,
kozuka, kogai, fuchi and kashira
Available on line in Kottoya?s web site
the list
- in alphabetical order - of the most
important Japanese swordsmith makers.
For each Kaji all the following details
are quoted: mei (signature), main work
location, data (certain or reliable) and
a value of the blade, if more than two
shaku long (equal to 60,6 cm). For free
Kottoya is happy to send you the Kanji
of the mei or the translation of the
signature of your nipponto . Please feel
free to ask for it now
luca@kottoya.eu
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KOTTOYA' is specialised in Japanese
weapons but trades in Japanese antiques
of any periods. In the show room you
find items all the major Japanese art
categories
like for example,
kakemono (scrolls), ukiyo-e (xylographic
polychrome prints), netsuke, urushi
(lacquers) inro, cloisonne, metal/bronze
sculptures, okinomono and further more,
always with a particular attention to
the quality .
KOTTOYA' was funded and is managed
by Luca Piatti, who has more than
20years of experience in the Antique
Business.
Every single piece is sold with an
expertise and a detailed description.
Kottoya is in Milan down town, very
closed to the Scala Theatre, less than
5min walking along via Verdi.
By car, please note via dell?Orso is one
way, from via Cusani to via Monte di
Piet?
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KOTTOYA' ? un negozio di
antiquariato giapponese specializzato
nel commercio delle armi maneggiate dai
samurai; le spade in vendita sono di
periodo koto, shinto, shinshinto,
gendaito e shinsakuto, nell? ultimo
caso, si pu?commissionare, in Italia,
la lama voluta al kaji contemporaneo
desiderato. Nello spazio espositivo sono
visibili: tachi, katana, wakizashi e ...
