Ordering Number: AS24660

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)(Koshirae: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)

Signature: Doyo Sumihara Junin, Tenpo 5nen Shoshu Nichi Choson (Resident of Doyo Sumihara, early autumn, 1835)
土陽煤原住人
天保五年初秋日朝尊

Shinshinto: Jyo Saku, Yamashiro.
We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.
This tanto is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among works by Choson.

Habaki: Single-layered silver with a family crest engraved.
Blade Length: 26.6 cm (10.47 in)
Curvature: 0.4 cm (0.16 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.75 cm (1.08 in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.65 cm (0.26 in)
Sword Weight: 215 g
Era: Tenpo 5, Edo period.
Shape: the wide blade with Bohi and Bonji carving.
Jigane: in Ko-itame hada
Hamon: Suguha with deep nioikuchi.
Features: Asanami Taro Choson was a Tosa swordsmith of the late Edo period and is known to have been used by Takeichi Hanpeita, a samurai of the Tosa domain.　The nioikuchi suguha is reminiscent of his hometown swordsmith, Sa Yukihide.

Koshirae:(NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)
Menuki: a picture of a rabbit and the full moon
Kozuka, Kogai: a picture of maple leaves and a fan
signature: Shunkosai Naoyoshi 春光斎直美
Tsuba: a picture of plum sblossoms signature: Naoyoshi 直美

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate for Tanto
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate for Koshirae
Aoi-Art estimation paper
whole oshigata

Auction Starting Price:1,300,000 JPY-.

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