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Carved Dragon Boxwood Tanto


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Dick,

welcome to the NMB forums!

This looks a bit as if the KOSHIRAE was the better part of the package. The blade seems to be signed KANEMOTO, a famous name among SEKI smiths, so I would not bet on the authenticity of it. More good photos of the blade (without HABAKI) and of course an in-hand inspection by an expert (nearest sword-club?) will be necessary to give an assessment of what it might be. For the moment it looks like a late 19th century item to me, but of course I may be wrong.

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Thank you very much to both of you for your comments on my tanto. You are correct about the blade and the piece is Meiji. I bought the piece for the carving not the blade. The Habaki is soldered to the blade so it would be difficult to remove. The boxwood is beautifully carved and inlayed with horn and ivory. I traded the tanto for a large Tokyo school bronze. You were correct on both the blade and the late nineteenth century. Thank you again for your comments. This is a great forum!

Dick

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