Ordering Number: 19110

Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Zuizen Horii Toshihide
Showa 12 Hinoto-Ushi 2 Gatsu Kichijistu (February 1937)
瑞泉堀井俊秀
昭和十二丁丑二月吉日

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This sword is ranked as Regular Saku for Zuizen Horii Toshihide.

Habaki: Copper, single piece.
Blade Length: 26.8cm (10.6in)
Curvature: 0 cm (0 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base: 2.83 cm (1.11 in)
Thickness: 0.59 cm (0.23 in)
Era: Showa 12 (1937)
Shape: Both sides of the blade have a bohi (groove), with a thick kasane, making for a well-balanced tanto.
Jigane: The tightly forged ko-itame hada with attached jifu creates a beautiful jigane.
Hamon: Suguha with nie, featuring small ashi. The boshi is round with a return.

Features: Horii Toshihide was a swordsmith from Hokkaido, originally named Horii Kaneyoshi. He was born in Shiga Prefecture in 1886 and trained under Masuda Tanekatsu. He became a pupil of Horiū Tanenaga in 1904 and later became his adopted son and son-in-law in 1911, becoming the third generation in the Horii school. He received the character "Hide" from Mizuno Masahide in 1913, using it in various signatures. In 1933, he changed his name to Toshihide. He was known for his choji midare with nie, and incorporated the Soshu-den style from the third generation onwards.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Copper tsuba with protruding rim.
Fuchi: Shakudo base with high-relief dragon design. Kashira: Horn.
Saya: Lacquered in red with scattered aogai (blue shell inlay).
Menuki: High-relief animal design with gold detailing.

Historical Background: On March 19, 1937, Japan completed its first domestically produced aircraft, Kamikaze-go. In 1936, Osaka Imperial University began constructing a cyclotron, which was completed and used for generating radioactive isotopes and atomic physics experiments. (Cited from Wikipedia)

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper
Whole Oshigata
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Price:280,000 JPY-.

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