• $7500

A TANTO
16th century
The blade of hira-zukuri form, narrow sugu-ha of nioi, tight itame-hada, the nakago with one mekugi-ana, unsigned; in shirasaya; koshirae: the red ishime-lacquered saya and tsuka with gold and rogin takamakie aoi-mon and silver fittings, elaborately engraved with karakusa, unsigned. The blade 22½cm (8 7/8in) long. (2).