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A MINO TANTO IN FINE MOUNTS SOSHU HIROMASA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1530)
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century A Soshu tanto in mounts
Hirazukuri, iorimune forged in itame hada mixed with mokume hada, Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century
the narrow suguha tempered edge ending in a ko-maru boshi, the Hirazukuri, iorimune forged in running itame hada with a choji midare
omote side carved with bohi and the ura side carved with gomabashi, tempered edge and ko-maru boshi and hitatsura, the omote side
the ubu nakago machi okuri with sujikai file marks, two holes, and carved with a dragon on a Buddhist ken, the ura side with bonji, the
inscribed Kaneie, with a one-piece silver habaki, 11 1/4in (28.6cm) ubu tang with one hole, kiri file marks and signed Hiromasa, two-piece
long copper and gilt habaki, 8 3/8in (21.3cm) long, in a wood shirasaya
The koshira-e fitted with en-suite Somin-school fittings in silver storage scabbard
decorated with paulownia in katakiribori, including tsuba, fuchigashira, The aikuchi goshirae lacquered in black with an ishimeji ground and
kozuka, waribashi, and kojiri, the saya finished in ishime black lacquer, fitted with a gold and shakudo nanakoji kozuka decorated with a
the tsuka wrapped in black silk over same and with shakudo and gilt tachi and armor in gold takazogan and shakudo button-style menuki
menuki of paulownia flowers decorated with paulownia in gold takazogan
With Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate no.
$1,800 - 2,500 351684 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for
the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated December 10,
1998
$4,000 - 5,000

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