Shinto tanto
Middle EDO period (1603 - 1868)
Signed (mei): Kanekuni saku
Blade (sugata): moroha zukuri, iori mune
Forge pattern (hada): itame
Temper (hamon): midare
Tip (boshi): kaeri tsuyoshi
Rocket (nakago): ubu keitai, kurijiri nakagojiri, a mekugi ana and a rebound, takanoha yasurime
Length (nagasa): 24.7 cm
Mounting (koshira-e) in aikuchi:
Kashira kojiri koiguchi: en suite, in shibuichi inlaid with gilt copper of chrysanthemums in their foliage
Kogatana and kogai: kozuka en suite in shibuichi with kebori decoration of oak leaves
Menuki: in 18k gold, phoenix in flight
Scabbard (saya): in ro-iro lacquer with imitation wood decoration (mokume)
Provenance: probably Sale by Me Flagel, Drouot, 23-24 January 1928, lot 390
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