Description

This is a Hira-zukuri Tanto by Kanekuni from Mino province, dating to the Eiroku era (1558–1570) of the Muromachi period. It features a slightly wide blade with a mitsumune shape, well-forged mokume and itame hada, and a notare hamon with small nie. The tanto comes with a shirasaya and a koshirae, including a kozuka with gold lions, a kogatana signed "Kin Hoshi Rai Kindō," a shakudo kōgai with spider threads and insects, and a black lacquered saya with a rooster carving.

Tanto: Kanekuni (NBTHK Hozon Token)
Hozon

Tanto: Kanekuni (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Tantō

Starting Bid

¥400,000

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Smith

Kanekuni

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Era

Muromachi

Specifications

Nagasa

27 cm

Motohaba

2.6 cm

About the maker

Kanekuni兼國

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Dealer

Aoi Art

aoijapan.com

Starting Bid

¥400,000

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