{"product_id":"authentic-japanese-sword-for-sale-shinshinto-era-tanto-mumei-tozando","title":"Authentic Japanese Sword for Sale - Shinshinto Era Tanto - Mumei | Tozando","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAntique Japanese Tantō, unsigned (mumei) — attributed to a Musashi master of the late Edo period, with a sayagaki by Jirō Tarō Naokatsu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA very healthy, dignified Shinshintō tantō in a bright suguha with enchanting yubashiri — in shirasaya bearing the scabbard inscription of the great Edo master Jirō Tarō Naokatsu\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally healthy and high-class unsigned (\u003cem\u003emumei\u003c\/em\u003e) tantō, transmitting to the present day the skill of a master smith active in Musashi Province in the mid-to-late Edo period (around the Tenpō era). It is finely polished and preserved in condition essentially free of flaws or defects. The \u003cem\u003eshirasaya\u003c\/em\u003e bears a scabbard inscription (\u003cem\u003esayagaki\u003c\/em\u003e) by \u003cstrong\u003eJirō Tarō Naokatsu (次郎太郎直勝)\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the representative Shinshintō masters of Musashi — his appraisal testifying to the high quality and dignity of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWorkmanship and condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFreshly polished, the blade is in superb, essentially flawless condition. The \u003cem\u003ejigane\u003c\/em\u003e is a finely and densely packed \u003cem\u003eko-itame\u003c\/em\u003e (small wood-grain), so refined and clear that it appears almost grainless (\u003cem\u003emuji-fū\u003c\/em\u003e). The temper line is based on a clean, upright \u003cem\u003esuguha\u003c\/em\u003e (straight hamon) with a shallow \u003cem\u003enotare\u003c\/em\u003e (undulation), covered with fine \u003cem\u003enie\u003c\/em\u003e so that the \u003cem\u003ehabuchi\u003c\/em\u003e (temper edge) glows brightly. Its greatest highlight is the vivid \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eyubashiri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (drifting patches of nie) appearing within both the temper and the ground, creating a distinctive, shimmering charm and visual appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eForm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tantō has a clean, slender, and elegant figure with plenty of blade-flesh (\u003cem\u003eha-niku\u003c\/em\u003e) retained — a powerful, well-made construction with no curvature (\u003cem\u003emu-sori\u003c\/em\u003e). The excellence of the shape combined with the exquisite refinement of the steel and temper conveys, when taken in hand, the polished bearing characteristic of a Bakumatsu Edo smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe mounting (shirasaya) \u0026amp; the Naokatsu sayagaki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eshirasaya\u003c\/em\u003e bears a \u003cem\u003esayagaki\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJirō Tarō Naokatsu\u003c\/strong\u003e. Naokatsu was a master smith who — alongside Koyama Munetsugu and Kawai Hisayuki — took the Bakumatsu Musashi (Edo) sword world by storm during the Shinshintō era. This blade closely accords with Naokatsu's own style and technique, and attests to the high forging skill of Musashi Province around the Tenpō era. The blade is fitted with a simple wooden \u003cem\u003ehabaki\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eki-habaki\u003c\/em\u003e) that sits snugly against it — unobtrusive, and letting the charm of the blade shine through without disturbing the mood of appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sayagaki of the Musashi master Jirō Tarō Naokatsu, and the enchanting \u003cem\u003eyubashiri\u003c\/em\u003e shimmering across a nie-laden ground and edge — a piece worthy of any collection, offering the refined technique and high dignity of a Bakumatsu Edo blade to the fullest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tantō (短刀), hira-zukuri, mu-sori (no curvature); unsigned (mumei)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAttribution:\u003c\/strong\u003e A Musashi master of the late Edo period (ca. Tenpō); sayagaki by Jirō Tarō Naokatsu (次郎太郎直勝)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJigane:\u003c\/strong\u003e Densely packed ko-itame, so refined as to appear almost muji (grainless)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHamon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bright suguha with shallow notare and fine nie; vivid yubashiri in both ha and ji\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength of edge (nagasa):\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.1 cm (approx. 8.31 in \/ approx. 7 sun)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurvature (sori):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0 cm (mu-sori)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth at base (motohaba):\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.7 mm (approx. 0.85 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness at base (motokasane):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1 mm (approx. 0.24 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight (blade only):\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Freshly polished; essentially flawless and very healthy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shirasaya with a sayagaki by Jirō Tarō Naokatsu; wooden habaki (ki-habaki)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegistration No.:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tokyo No. 143768 (東京 第143768号)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tozando Katana Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53819799535979,"sku":"611-TKT143768","price":270000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/2178\/8069\/files\/tokyo143768_mumei_1.jpg?v=1788767241","url":"https:\/\/japanesesword.net\/products\/authentic-japanese-sword-for-sale-shinshinto-era-tanto-mumei-tozando","provider":"Tozando Katana Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}