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Tanto

Tanto: Kane □ (Suezeki)

Ordering number : 14604(Consignment sale)

Tanto in Koshirae. (NBTHK Hozon Paper) (Consignment sale)

Signature : Kane □ (Suezeki)

The blade need to polish.(if you want to polish the blade, 20,000JPY will be added)
Blade length : 27.8 cm or 1.09 inches.
Sori :0.2 cm or 0.07 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.59cm or 1.01 inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era :Late Muromachi period.
Shape : The blade is regular size with sakizori style.
Jitetsu :Itame had well grained with jinie attach and visible to see the texture.
Hamon : niedeki gunome midair and then suguha .
Boshi is round shape.

Special feature : From the jigane and Hamon, the blade is typical Mino school.
Generally Bizen school Tanto doesn't have sori but Mino school has Sakizori style.
The blade is good Tanto.

Koshirae :
Tsuba :Hamidashi iron Tsuba.
Fuchikashira :On the syakudo plain plate, some flower is painted.
Saya : black kawarinuri saya.

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

Price : 170,000 JPY- (including shipping and 100% insurance fee)



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