This listing from Ginza Choshuya features a tanto by smith Akamatsu Shinsaku, dated to an auspicious day in January of the Year of Mizunoe-Uma (2002). Shinsaku, a former curator at the Bizen Osafune Museum, is known for his Bizen and Aoe traditions, producing vibrant hamon with reverse choji and gunome-midare patterns. The item includes koshirae.
mei · Bizen · Gendaito


We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
If, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.


This listing from Ginza Choshuya features a tanto by smith Akamatsu Shinsaku, dated to an auspicious day in January of the Year of Mizunoe-Uma (2002). Shinsaku, a former curator at the Bizen Osafune Museum, is known for his Bizen and Aoe traditions, producing vibrant hamon with reverse choji and gunome-midare patterns. The item includes koshirae.
mei · Bizen · Gendaito


We could not find an authenticity certificate on the seller’s listing. Japanese swords and fittings are normally papered by the NBTHK (or the NTHK). Without one, the attribution is the seller’s own assessment and has not been independently verified — treat it with caution and ask the dealer about certification before buying.
If, due to our fault, the item differs significantly from its proper condition, the item may be returned. Cooling-off is within one week of the item's arrival.

