Special order gendaito tanto

[Ray Singer]

Offering a long gendai tanto by the smith Kuniharu measuring 30.2cm (.996 shaku, just under wakizashi length). It is extremely thick at 9mm kasane and has a 2.8cm moto-haba. The jihada is itame with some chikei. There is a long forging line, not a kitae-ware, but showing a join between two layers. There is however a smaller kitae-ware in the monouchi and several pinholes in the ji. The tanto is a special order piece and is dated Showa 49. Gold-foil habaki and high-quality shirasaya. Details from Sesko's entry on this smith attached. - $1,950 (plus shipping and PayPal).

 

為三谷勇代
陸奥津輕住國治作
昭和二二十九年吉月日
恋都國