Looking For Tanto By Mukansa Smith

[Heringsdorf]

I'm looking for Tanto made by Mukansa smith for possible purchase.

[Stephen]

Joe?

[SwordGuyJoe]

I have a Shigemasa tanto, but until I find a replacement, she's not going anywhere

[Heringsdorf]

Any pictures?

[SwordGuyJoe]

Nagasa of 26cm / 10.25", w/ hozon papers, made in 1981

 

Nice horimono work by Sakai Sensei (as one would expect from a master)

 

Signed as an Utsushi of Kiyomaru and also signed as a mukansa next to the nengo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit to add the Hozon Papers

 

[Ray Singer]

There are several tanto for sale at Aoi Art by mukansa smiths, two of whom were elevated to ningen kokuho.

 

http://www.aoijapan.com/tanto-ho-kiyomaro-chikushu-sano-so-tsutomu-chosoku-kaneyoshi-gassakuheisei-ju-8-nen-8-gatsu-kichijistu

http://www.aoijapan.com/tanto-sanryu-masamine-saku-heisei-2-nen-8-gatsu-hi-august-1990-2

http://www.aoijapan.com/tanto-toshihiratame-ushikomi-kyoko-ningen-kokuho

 

Also, here:

http://www.seiyudo.com/tanto.htm

http://www.e-sword.jp/tantou.html

 

Best regards,

Ray

[Curran]

+1 for Joe's Ikkansai Shigemasa.

But then I am biased, since it is the only gendaito smith I've ever owned.

WWII smith, well documented, worked at Yasukuni for a while and made those 10 tanto for Admiral Yamamoto.

 

I admired work by his teacher until I saw his own work, with that incredibly nice jigane. My own opinion is he should have made national treasure status too, had he lived longer.

Find one of his tanto, if you can. I like mine very much.

[tom]

Hi,

i have a good Kanenori Tanto to for sale, here the Link.

 

http://japanesesword.de/?site=sword&id=55&lang=en

 

And a good Sadaharu Tanto. Here the Link:

 

http://japanesesword.de/?site=sword&id=64&lang=en

 

 

Tom

[w.y.chan]

This Shigemasa tanto was sold recently

 

 

 

Wah

[Curran]

This Shigemasa tanto was sold recently

 

 

 

Wah

 

Where? Link?

I would like to see. Thank you.

[w.y.chan]

https://www.touken-matsumoto.jp/product_details.php?prod_no=TAN-0080

 

 

Wah

[Curran]

Wah,

 

Thank you. I'd missed that one.

I'd seen this: http://www.seiyudo.com/ka-080416.htm

 

That sort of lighting entirely hides the tight jigane that is a large part of the appeal of this smith. It reminds me of jigane seen on a nice soden Kanemitsu.

I can barely see it in the photos, but only because I know what I am looking for.

[SwordGuyJoe]

I saw that one too. Kind of an aggressive price on that guy. His war era stuff is tough to find, the scarcity is a tough foothold to justify a 1M price tag.