Unsigned Kotō tanto with NBTHK Hozon, attribution to the Kaifu school

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Unsigned Kotō tanto with NBTHK Hozon, attribution to the Kaifu school

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The Kaifu school made swords from the kotō era, through to the shin-shintō era. They were located in the province of Awa (present day Tokushima prefecture).

This sword is a hirazukuri tanto, likely a pre-Edo kotō piece, with longish sugata of 9 sun 2 bu (27.87cm), very shallow sori, gunome-midare hamon, nie deki, with lots of activities visible in the habuchi. Horimono of goma-bashi on one side, and sō-no-kurikara with lotus base on the other. It looks like it has some interesting activities in the hamon (looks like sunagashi and inazuma), and a lot of nie in the habuchi.. Two mekugi ana in nakago.

 

The blade have, as is to be expected from a kotō blade, seen quite a few polishes and can still be well enjoyed and studied as is.

Shirasaya with built-in habaki and nicely done.

 

This tanto was sold from Barnaby auction, Hungary, 01/27/2018.

 

 

Mei/signature:
Mumei

School/province:
Awa Kaifu School

Period/age:
Kotō

Cutting edge:
27.87 cm

Width:
28 mm

Thickness:
5 mm

Certificate:
NBTHK Hozon

 

 

 

 

 

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