Ordering Number: AS25050

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature:
Bishu Osafune Ju Yokoyama Sukekane 備州長船住横山祐包
A day in August, Meiji 3 明治三年八月日 (1870)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Bishu Osafune Ju Yokoyama Sukekane.

Habaki: Single copper habaki.
Blade Length: 27.2cm (10.71in)
Curvature: 0.0cm (0.0in)
Mekugi-ana: 1
Motohaba: 2.78cm (1.09in)
Kasane: 0.68cm (0.27in)
Weight: 235g
Era: Meiji3, 1870

Shape: Tanto with wide mihaba and thick kasane.
Jigane: Fine ko-itame hada well forged, producing refined and plain steel.
Hamon: Yakoyama school's distinctive gunome-choji hamon with a tight Nioikuchi.

Features:
The Yokoyama school, founded by Yokoyama Sukenaga, flourished during the late Edo period. They produced flamboyant gunome-choji hamon with a distinctive tight nioiguchi, featuring highly decorative patterns reminiscent of flower petals. This is a valuable work made just before the Haitorei Edict abolishing the wearing of swords.

The hamon displays the characteristic tightly controlled gunome-choji of the Yokoyama school, creating a work with both a brilliant and delicate atmosphere.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Mokko-shaped iron tsuba with gold design
Fuchi/Kashira: Wave design on shakudo ground
Menuki: Pine cone design
Kozuka: Daruma design on plain copper ground

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

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Auction Starting Price:500,000JPY

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