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Tanto Sue-Seki in koshirae
Tanto Sue-Seki in koshirae
| PERIOD |
Late Muromachi period: Mino, 16th century
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| NAGASA | 28.7 cm |
| MOTOHABA | 2.8cm |
| MOTOKASANE | 6 mm, sakikasane: 4 mm |
| SUGATA |
[configuration]: solid hira-zukuri, iori-mune
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| KITAE |
[forging pattern]: itame hada
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| HAMON |
[tempering pattern]: gunome midare with choji and yahazu, areas of abundant sunagashi and tobiyaki
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| HORIMONO |
[carving]: narrow bo-hi on both sides
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| BOSHI |
[point]: jizo mixed with hakikake on ura side.
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| NAKAGO |
[tang]: ubu, katte-sagari yasurime; two mekugi-ana |
| MEI | Kanetsuji 兼辻 |
KOSHIRAE
The blade comes with a very good koshirae with shakudo-nanako and gold Goto-school fittings illustrating scenes from the Genpei war and a black and brown ishime lacquer striped saya.
Osafune in Bizen province and Seki in Mino province were the two biggest sword supply bases during the “warring state” (Sengoku) period (1467-1568). Kanetsuji is a well known late koto sword-maker from Mino. He was active between 1555 and 1573, producing mainly tanto. His blades are listed as wazamono (“Sharp items”).
Inventory Nr: 1483
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