A very splendid Tanto with Tombo and snake Koshirae - Nihonto Art
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A very splendid Tanto with Tombo and snake Koshirae

A very rare tanto of museum quality.

SKU: NH0479 Category:
Description

The blade is signed Yoshimitsu from mid Muromachi period. This is yoroi-doshi (armor piercer) in thickness and likely the work of 6th generation active in 1470’s AD. The koshirae needs little explanation, the pictures do all the explaining but to emphasize we immediately are drawn to this silver snake that wraps around this fallen tree that has incredible detail. If you look carefully we see gold overlay of vines growing but it is difficult to catch these details because after looking into the snakes eyes we are also drawn to the large silver dragonflies on the nakago that wrap entirely the kashira. Possibly the scenery is they are hunting the beautiful lacquered butterfly depicted on the tsuka. A set worthy of adding to ones collection.

Additional Information
Provenance

Japanese

Province

Tosa, Kochi prefecture

Era

Mid Muromachi period

Cutting Edge

18.2cm/ 7.16 inches

Hamon

Sugu-ha

Shape

hira-zukuri

Special Features

High quality Fittings

Certificate

NBTHK Hozon for blade