Tokubetsu Hozon Tanto Rai KUNITOSHI Item Number 31-2349 Tanto Rai KUNITOSHI Country/Era Late Kamakura, Sho-wa era, Yamashiro With Koshirae, in Shirasaya Nagasa 25.2cm (8 sun 3 bu) Sori None Motohaba 2.11cm Sakihaba 1.73cm Motokasane 5.3mm Sakikasane 4.2mm Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 2 Hamon Suguha Price 5,500,000 Yen (Tax included) Kunitoshi was the son of Kuniyuki. He was known as Rai Magotaro. The jigane is mokume mixed with flowing itame-hada. The hamon is suguha, executed in konie-deki. On the sashi-ura, there is nijuba, showing excellent workmanship. Signed works (zaimei) by Rai Kunitoshi are extremely rare and seldom appear on the market. This piece has sufficient potential to aim for Juyo status. Highly recommended for the dedicated sword collector.
Certificate reading — 銘 来国俊
NihontoWatchsigned · Rai · Koto · nagasa 25.2cm
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
Tokubetsu Hozon Tanto Rai KUNITOSHI Item Number 31-2349 Tanto Rai KUNITOSHI Country/Era Late Kamakura, Sho-wa era, Yamashiro With Koshirae, in Shirasaya Nagasa 25.2cm (8 sun 3 bu) Sori None Motohaba 2.11cm Sakihaba 1.73cm Motokasane 5.3mm Sakikasane 4.2mm Nakago Ubu Mekugi-ana 2 Hamon Suguha Price 5,500,000 Yen (Tax included) Kunitoshi was the son of Kuniyuki. He was known as Rai Magotaro. The jigane is mokume mixed with flowing itame-hada. The hamon is suguha, executed in konie-deki. On the sashi-ura, there is nijuba, showing excellent workmanship. Signed works (zaimei) by Rai Kunitoshi are extremely rare and seldom appear on the market. This piece has sufficient potential to aim for Juyo status. Highly recommended for the dedicated sword collector.
Certificate reading — 銘 来国俊
NihontoWatchsigned · Rai · Koto · nagasa 25.2cm
A Hozon-certified blade judged to show notably superior workmanship and a better state of preservation. The bar is higher: re-tempered blades and most unsigned Muromachi/Edo works are excluded.
The NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai, the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords) is a public-interest incorporated foundation founded in 1948 and supervised by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunkachō); it is based at the Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo. Its expert panels physically examine each submitted work (shinsa) and issue a certificate (kanteishō) ranking it by artistic and historical merit. NBTHK papers are the most widely recognized standard of authentication for Japanese swords and fittings.
NBTHK official sitePlease request cooling-off within 8 days of the item's arrival. Items that have been altered cannot be handled. Return shipping is the customer's responsibility. If the destination is overseas, returns and refunds are not available.
