Authentic Koto Era Tanto for Sale - Kanemitsu, NBTHK Hozon Certificate | Tozando

A Koto-period tanto accompanied by a Hozon certificate of authenticity is now available at a great price.

The blade has been fully polished and is in excellent condition with virtually no flaws. The jigane features a finely textured itame grain with visible chikei. The hamon consists of irregular, relatively large gunome patterns, and the niioikuchi is well-defined. The name “Kanemitsu” is barely discernible, carved into the nakago.

When one speaks of Kanemitsu, the Osafune school of Bizen Province (present-day Okayama Prefecture) is renowned throughout the land; however, there was also a group that migrated to Mino Province (present-day Seki City, Gifu Prefecture) during the Nanbokucho period, and Kanemitsu was a master craftsman who laid the foundation for the Seki school of swordsmithing. The school he founded was mass-produced during the Sengoku period and spread throughout the country as “Sue-Sekiguchi” blades.

In August 2020, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords certified this tanto as a Mino Kanemitsu and issued a preservation certificate.

This is a tanto in excellent condition, highly recommended for a wide range of collectors, from beginners to veterans of Japanese sword collecting. Act before it sells out.

• Blade length: 29.3 cm
• Curvature: 0.1 cm
• Number of Mekugi hole: 2
• Motohaba: 26.0 mm
• Motokasane: 4.8 mm
  
• Signature: Kanemitsu
• Era: Koto
• Structure: Hira-zukuri, Iori-mune
• Jigane: Itame
• Hamon: Gunome
• Boshi: Midarekonde Togatte Kaeru
• Weight: 170 g(blade only)
• Nakago: Ubu
  
• Koshirae: Shirasaya
• Original Registration No.: Tokyo 263326

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