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Attractive Japanese Tanto with Tokugawa Mon Saya and Rat Menukis
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500
Passed
Live Auction
Arms, Armor and Militaria
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Attractive Japanese Tanto with Tokugawa Mon Saya and Rat Menukis

ca.1600

7.5" nagasa. Hira-zukuri blade with a short single hole nakago that is unsigned. Possibly late Muromachi. Blade has lots of activity and features a jizo boshi, ihori mune, suguha hamon, and itame hada. Koshirae includes a tsuka wrapped with blue ito, white same, matching shakudo rat menukis, and matching iron fuchi-kashira-kojiri with gold foil floral accents. Tsuba, habaki, and seppa appear to be copper alloy. Saya is red and black speckled lacquer, with kurikata, three brass or gold hollyhock Tokugawa style mons (two on one side, one on side of kozuka slot). Item does not include kozuka. According to paperwork included with item, it was most likely made sometime around 1600.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Very good. Blade has a good polish, with some light grain openings and scratches. Saya shows some scattered light scratches and mars overall. Iron mounts have some mottled discoloration and losses to gold foiling.