Gorgeous sunobi Tanto signed Muramasa with its Koshirae.
Koto – Muromachi period (1336 – 1573)
Very beautiful blade of 37 cm nagasa (as mentioned on the certificate Hon’ami), where we can see a beautiful hamon in Hitatsura with great activity of Nie, ko nie, tobiyaki, some sunagashi …
The hada is mainly composed in itame but we can also see some masame.
Quality Koshirae school Nara, with a Kozuka signed « Toshinaga saku » also called Shichirozaemon, 4th master of the school Nara and classified « Joko AA » in the Kinko Meikan.
Hon’ami certificate dated 1704, issued by the 12th head Kojo.
Dimensions of the blade :
Nagasa = 37 cm
Motohaba = 3,1 cm
Kasane = 0,5 cm
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