A tanto in aikuchi koshirae with silver mounts
Late Edo Period
The blade of hira-zukuri form with bo-hi on either side, midare hamon of nioi, ko-maru boshi, ubu-nakago with one mekugi-ana, mei Mita Gen no Shin Taira Sukeyoshi, dated Tenpo 10 (1839) in shirasaya; koshirae: black lacquer saya; silver fittings engraved with pine branches, the kozuka with a breaking wave; the gold and silver menuki of Jo and Uba, the koiguchi signed Gassan and the kozuka signed Tokiteru. The blade 17.1cm 6¾in). (3.)
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With NBTHK Hozon Token certificate.