Two Sword Stand

The two sword stand is the definitive display format for Japanese sword pairs. The daisho tradition - displaying the katana and wakizashi together as the defining symbol of samurai identity - established the two-tier stand as a cultural artifact as much as a functional one. The stands in this collection continue this format with solid hardwood construction and a black lacquer finish that reads as formally correct for Japanese sword display.

The practical design of a two sword stand involves more careful calibration than it may appear. The tier spacing needs to accommodate the diameter of a saya without the upper sword touching or appearing to hover over the lower one. The peg spacing on each tier needs to support the specific weight distribution of a Japanese sword in its scabbard. The base needs to be wide and heavy enough to stay planted when one sword is removed from the upper tier - the moment of highest tip risk for any multi-tier stand. These stands address all three requirements through their proportioning and construction.

For collectors with a daisho - the formal matched set of katana and wakizashi - the two sword stand is simply the correct display. For collectors who want to show two non-matched katana as a pair, the stand creates a visual relationship between them that individual single-tier stands cannot. Two katana in parallel, framed by the same black stand, become a display composition. Explore additional configurations in our double katana stand and 2 sword stand collections.