Lot 64: Tanto with Koshirae

Estimate: $500 – $750

Red lacquer Aikuchi mounted hira-zukuri blade, musori, 7-5/8″ (19.37 cm) nagasa, and iori-hikushi mune, kasane at habaki 6mm. Gunome hamon, bright nioi/ashi, Kaeri buka boshi. Koshira fittings include kozuka, gold silk sageo, buffalo horn kuchi-gane, fuchi-kashira-kurigata, engraved high relief copper cherry blosson menuki, Kazuka-hitsu signed “Masayasu and Kao”, engraved iron ishizuke fitting on the saya, leather ito wrapped over sami tsuka. Menuki: engraved copper surface mounted menuki.