Big Jimp Posted April 17 Report Posted April 17 Type : Tantō Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : 保則 Yasunori - Motomura Yasuhiro Papered or not and by whom? : Not papered Era/Age : Gendai Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Shirasaya with koshirae Nagasa/Blade Length : 26.6cm Sori : 0.0cm Hamon Type : Suguha Jihada : ko-itame Other Hataraki Visible : beautiful kinsuji, chikei swirls beautifully Flaws : small kitae-ware found throughout Sword Location : Florida, USA Will ship to : USA, other nations if legal/possible Payment Methods Accepted : Zelle, Paypal, Venmo Price and Currency : 1500USD Other Info and Full Description : For those who saw my previous posting and thought: “Nice price point, but I’m looking for Nihonto,” I am listing my tantō by gendai smith Yasunori, real name Motomura Yasuhiro. Yasunori was a resident of Hizen in Saga Prefecture and seemed to have worked primarily in the latter half of the 20th century, with most of his works I’ve seen dated in the ‘70s. I have learned that he’s passed away and the NBTHK has started papering his swords, though I do not expect a papered Yasunori to be much more valuable than an unpapered one. This tantō is relatively long and thick with a bohi on both sides and a silver clad copper habaki. The hamon is beautiful and pronounced (though I am quite a fan of suguha hamon) and I adore the filing work on the nakago. This Tantō resides in a shirasaya made on my request when I purchased it, and is accompanied by black lacquered aikuchi koshirae. Sword will be shipped with an Aoi Art Estimation sheet and an oshigata by Aoi Art. This is a nice entry point for one’s journey with nihonto, or a nice addition to one’s collection. I will post images below. Cheers. Quote
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