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When a picture is not available, there is an ''oshigata'', a professional drawing showing the details of the blade. Historical accuracy here is sometimes flexible due to the high esteem Japanese often hold for these items. Nicknames always refers to the sword, never to the smith.
When a picture is not available, there is an ''oshigata'', a professional drawing showing the details of the blade. Historical accuracy here is sometimes flexible due to the high esteem Japanese often hold for these items. Nicknames always refers to the sword, never to the smith.
[[File:Ichimonji.jpg|center|thumb|919px|A 13th century blade known as Fukuoka Ichimonji Sukezane, by the [[Kamakura period]] swordsmith Sukezane. Given to [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] as a gift from [[Kato Kiyomasa|Katô Kiyomasa]]; now held at [[Nikko Toshogu|Nikkô Tôshôgû]]. [[National Treasure]].]]
* [[Akechi Mitsuhide|Akechi Mitsuhide's]] sword : made by Bishû Osafune ju Chikakage (active in Gen-O, 1319) [http://www.sho-shin.com/chikkag1.JPG Picture]
* [[Akechi Mitsuhide|Akechi Mitsuhide's]] sword : made by Bishû Osafune ju Chikakage (active in Gen-O, 1319) [http://www.sho-shin.com/chikkag1.JPG Picture]