Splendid Japanese Samurai Tanto In Silver Decorated Russet Iron Mounts With Elongated Kisaki Circa 1845 With NTHK Attribution

A Splendid And Most Unusual Japanese Samurai Sword Tanto Of Unokubitsukuri Form In Good Silver Decorated Russet Iron Mounts With Dramatically Elongated Kissaki, Mumei ShinShinto, Circa 1845 With NTHK Origami Attribution To Aizu Kanetomo.

7 and 1/8th inch cutting edge. Beautiful tight itame hada, fine midare hamon of nie and nioi in full sashikomo polish with all details apparent and no flaws.

Sculptured copper habaki, Mumei ubu nakago with untouched patination and one mekugi-ana.

This lovely tanto is mounted in a lobster form koshirae with fine kashira and fuchi with hirazogan silver blossoms. Sentoku clustered kiri mon menuki. Beautiful red ishime lacquer saya in lobster form with matching kojiri with gold hirazogan blossoms.

This is one of the most attractive and unusual tantos we have offered in recent years. Do not miss this one. Comes in a honoki wood box with fine sword bag.