This work was crafted in the early Edo period. It is a stylish tanto featuring family crests applied to a black-lacquered Aikuchi-style koshirae.

The entire blade is sharpened, and it is in excellent condition, a sound piece with virtually no forging flaws. The jigane has a well-packed itame grain, resulting in a very beautiful surface. The hamon is a fine, elegant suguha pattern with a nioi-deki finish.

The koshirae is in the black-lacquered Aikuchi style, painted with two family crests: the sword-chrysanthemum and the cascading wisteria. It is likely this tanto was commissioned as a celebratory gift for a wedding between families bearing these respective crests.

An exceptionally refined piece, it holds significant value as an addition to your collection.

• Blade length: 28.1 cm
• Curvature: 0.2 cm
• Number of Mekugi hole: 2
• Motohaba: 27.3 mm
• Motokasane: 6.2 mm
• Signature: No signature
• Era: Shinto
• Structure: Hira-zukuri, Iori-mune
• Jigane: Itame
• Hamon: Hoso-suguha
• Boshi: Massugu Haitte O-maru ni Kaeru
• Weight: 220 g(blade only)
• Nakago: Suriage
  
• Koshirae: Aikuchi Koshirae
• Original Registration No.: Miyagi 25573

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