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Tanto: Harukuni (Suzuki ooma Hachiro Harukuni)

2017/01/04

Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon paper).

Signature :Harukuni(Suzuki ooma Hachiro Harukuni)
Shinsinto:Nami saku:Settsu province.

The blade was polished.
habaki:silver single habaki.
Blade length :28 cm or 11.02inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi :2.44 cm or  0.96inches.
Kasane : 0.96cm or 0.38inches.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade is unusual shape which is thick Yoroido-si style and Kanmuri otoshi.
Jitetsu :itaame hada well grained woth masanagare with jinie attach nice texture.
Hamon : Niedeki wildish aranie mixed with sunagashi.
Boshi is round syape yakisage style.

Special feature : Harukuni was called Suzuki Ooma Hachiro Harukuni who was wrking at Bunkaa era late Edo period.
This blade is quite unusual shape. The blade is thick like yoroido-shi style and also Kanmuri otoshi.
The blade is healthy without Kizu and flow active like Mizuta Kunishige.

NBTHK Hozon Token.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 250,000 JPY-

-Tanto