It is our honor to be part of preserving samurai art, culture of the Samurai and the armorers of ancient Japan. We take great pride to our products and our clients.

As part of our commitment we travel annually to meet with our artisans and armory to share information, new techniques and maintain relationships, to ensure our armorers and artisan crafters receive the support they need and our clients receive the quality they deserve.

Ukiyo- e, Inspiration from Japan

How Vincent van Gogh found inspiration from Japanese prints...

Japanese Ukiyo- e printmaking was one of Vincent’s main sources of inspiration and he became an enthusiastic collector. The prints acted as a catalyst: they taught him a new way of looking at the world.

“And we wouldn’t be able to study Japanese art, it seems to me, without becoming much happier and more cheerful, and it makes us return to nature, despite our education and our work in a world of convention.”

Vincent to his brother Theo,

23 or 24 September 1888