Description

This is a tanto by Gassan Sadakazu, dated Keio 1 (1865). It features a wide body, thick kasane, and a dignified form, with a straight hamon and masame hada, characteristic of the Yamato Hosho school. Sadakazu was a master of carving and revived the distinctive 'ayasugi hada' of the Gassan school, becoming an Imperial Household Artist in 1906.

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Specifications

Nagasa

27.8 cm

Motohaba

2.9 cm

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Iida Koendo

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