This is a signed tanto by Osafune Yukimitsu, a smith from the Bizen province. The blade features a straight hamon (suguha) and an elegant jihada with a mix of itame and mokume patterns. Its substantial kasane (7.9mm) suggests it may have originally been forged as a yoroi-doshi (armor piercer). The strong hataraki (activity) near the kissaki is particularly striking, evoking the turbulent events of the Tensho 10th year (1582).
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21.2 cm
2.39 cm
1.8 cm
Osafune Yukimitsu幸光
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This is a signed tanto by Osafune Yukimitsu, a smith from the Bizen province. The blade features a straight hamon (suguha) and an elegant jihada with a mix of itame and mokume patterns. Its substantial kasane (7.9mm) suggests it may have originally been forged as a yoroi-doshi (armor piercer). The strong hataraki (activity) near the kissaki is particularly striking, evoking the turbulent events of the Tensho 10th year (1582).
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Tracked across 76 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
21.2 cm
2.39 cm
1.8 cm
Osafune Yukimitsu幸光
Price on request
