Ordering Number: AS25244

Tanto in Shirasaya, Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Masamichi

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Masamichi.
Habaki: Gold-colored decorated Habaki.
Blade Length: 27.5 cm (10.83 in).
Curvature: 0.2 cm (0.08 in).
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.65 cm (1.04 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 1.2 cm (0.47 in).
Sword Weight: 260 g.
Era: Late Shinshinto period (late Edo period).
Shape: A very rare example of what is likely osoraku-zukuri, a style produced by smiths such as Kiyomaro and Kiyondo.
Jigane: Well-forged itame hada, tightly compacted to form a refined jigane.
Hamon: Nie-deki gunome-midare with a rounded pattern and a deep return. Within the hamon, sunagashi and kinsuji are active, and the boshi is midare-komi.

Features: Masamichi was a swordsmith from Kazusa and is said to have been a student within the Kiyomaro school. His works show active gunome-midare with prominent sunagashi and kinsuji. The nakago has a rounded kuri-jiri, resembling the style of the Kiyomaro school. The yasurime and nakago-jiri are similar to those of Kiyondo, Kiyomaro, Nobuhide, and Masamichi, and together with the osoraku-zukuri shape, this attribution is considered reliable. More precisely, he is said to have been a student of Kiyondo.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Vertical oval-shaped polished shakudo kensho tsuba.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo nanako ground with a dragon in high relief.
Saya (Scabbard): Dark brown lacquered saya.
Kojiri: Solid copper base with a wave design in high relief.
Menuki: Dragon design in high relief with gold iro-e.
Kozuka: Shakudo nanako ground with a clam motif, partially decorated with gold iro-e, with a kogatana attached.

NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.
Aoi Art estimation paper.
Whole Oshigata.

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Auction Starting Price:380,000JPY

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