Lot 74: Tanto with Koshirae

Estimate: $600 – $800

Koto Tanto, black lacquer/silver aikuchi Kaiken style with gold mori-Kamon mekugi-menuki on tsuka/silk bag. Shobu-zukuri, signed “Bitchu kuni ju Tsunetsugu”, Shinogi-takashi, iori-mune, horimono: ken with sankozuka, Hamon is ko saguha with ashi, Hada masame, Nagasa is 17.2cm. Katte-sagari filemarks. Horimono worn at the the vajra hilt under the habaki.