Ray Singer Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 It seems that even firesale items are not selling, but I will try one more. This is a tanto which appears to be quite early. My thought had been Koto, early, and something related to Yamato. The jihada is a flowing masame. The hamon is suguha based, with small activities (ko-ashi, koichigaiba,etc). Hamon becomes a bit indistinct in the last cm before the habaki-moto. The nakago is slender, ubu and shows great age. There are Hosho tanto which have this sugata. Not a promise as far as how it would be attributed, just my thoughts. Someone thought well of this blade, as it has an absolutely fantastic gold foil habaki. Far better than I was able to photograph. This sale is for the blade and habaki only, there is no shirasaya or koshirae. Nagasa: 21.7cm Moto-haba: 19mm Kasane: 6mm $595 (plus shipping and PayPal). Best regards, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 PM sent via messanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Nice purchase Marius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Singer Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Still available Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Sadly, I am tapped and I don't think you do payment plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken-Hawaii Posted April 15, 2020 Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 Yoroi-doshi, Ray? Sure looks like it from the habaki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Singer Posted April 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2020 It is quite thick for its width, yes Ken. Tosa Yoshimitsu also made this type of sugata, including the long and slender nakago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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