Lot 621 Dα

Tanto. 16th century or later

Blade length: 29.3 cm, hira zukuri, mitsu mune, koshi-bi with sue-bi on one side of the blade and bo-bi on the other, itame hada, gunome midareba hamon with choji, boshi: notare komi. Nakago: ubu, funa-gata with two mekugi-ana ending in ha agari kurijiri, inscribed: Soshu ju Kunihiro.

Koshirae: 19th century, iron mokko-gata tsuba, iron fuchi-kashira with an applied gold depiction of plover over waves in a round recess, precious metal daikon menuki, iron kojiri with Tanuki, iron kurigata with rain dragon, iron kogai and kozuka with konzogan geometric pattern. Saya wrapped in leather and with a shibuichi gourd, black binding over same.