Tanto, Shirasaya, Koshirae

[ Signature ] omote : no signature　ura : -

[ Size ]Blade length: 23.4 cm (7 sun 7 bu 2 rin), no curvature, base width: 2.23 cm, base thickness: 0.61 cm, 1 mekugi hole, blade weight: 120 g, total length of shira-saya: 38 cm, total length of outfit: 49.5 cm

[ Province ] Chikushi

[ Feature ]
Form : Flat-forged, with an iori-mune; of ordinary width, with a thin layer of grain, and no curvature.
Engraving : There is no engraving on the front; on the back, Sanskrit characters are carved with a waist groove.
Nakago : The tang is natural, with diagonal file marks; the tip is raised and the end is chestnut-shaped; there is one mekugi hole.
Jigane : The jigane is masa-grained with a touch of straight-grain, featuring ji-nie and a slight white-haze reflection.
Hamon : The hamon is of a straight-edged style, with a shallow curve and small ko-gunome patterns.
Boushi : The boushi tip is straight, curving slightly into a small round shape.

卯花色糸巻柄朱塗鞘短刀拵 : 桜花図喰出鐔(銅地)、兎図目貫(銅地金色絵)、萩に枝折戸図縁頭(銅地金色絵)、稲穂に秋虫図小柄(赤銅魚々子地金色絵)

Uno-hana-iro, thread-wound pattern, vermilion-lacquered scabbard, short sword arrangement: sword guard with cherry blossom design (copper base); menuki with hare design (copper base with gold coloured painting); fuchigashira with hagi and folding door design (copper base with gold coloured painting); kozuka with rice ears and autumn insects design (red copper fish-scale base with gold coloured painting)

[ Highlight ]Among the swordsmiths descended from Ryōkai of Yamashiro Province, the group that moved to Kyushu and created swords from the Nanboku-chō period through to the Muromachi period is collectively known as Tsukushi Ryōkai. This piece is attributed to Tsukushi Ryōkai. It is a tanto with a slightly thicker layer of grain than its width would suggest, featuring a jigane with an itame-hada grain verging on masame, with a hint of shirake, and a hamon characterised by a nioideki suguha style.

[ Conditions ] There are slight flaws, and the cutting edge shows signs of lateral wear where mono-uchi, the tool strikes the material.

[ Attachments ] habaki(copper-base, gold iroe, single), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya, koshirae, bag of koshirae and NBTHK hozon paper "保存刀剣鑑定書"(issued on 31st March Heisei 16(2004))

[ Item number ] A130526 [ Price ] JPY 400,000- (shipping and insurance fee are not included in the price)

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