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A YAMATO STYLE TANTO IN THE MANNER OF SADAYOSHI IN ELABORATE SILVER MOUNTS
PROBABLY EARLY MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY), KINGOZANMEI, SADAYOSHI
Sugata: hira-zukuri with iori-mune; nagasa: 7 sun, 8 bu, 8 rin (23.9 cm.); muzori; horimono: kaki-toshi bo-hi on both sides. Jihada: masame. Hamon: suguha in nioi with fine ko-nie. Boshi: hakikake. Nakago: squared, suriage and with a dry, brown patina; yasurime: kesho-yasuri; nakagojiri: kiri-jiri; mekugi-ana: two; mei: kinzogan-mei, Sadayoshi.
Aikuchi-koshirae: sparse nashiji saya; silver crane menuki; silver fuchi-kashira, o-koiguchi, o-kojiri, kurikata carved with waves on which float silver and gold kiri; all mounts unsigned.
PROBABLY EARLY MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY), KINGOZANMEI, SADAYOSHI
Sugata: hira-zukuri with iori-mune; nagasa: 7 sun, 8 bu, 8 rin (23.9 cm.); muzori; horimono: kaki-toshi bo-hi on both sides. Jihada: masame. Hamon: suguha in nioi with fine ko-nie. Boshi: hakikake. Nakago: squared, suriage and with a dry, brown patina; yasurime: kesho-yasuri; nakagojiri: kiri-jiri; mekugi-ana: two; mei: kinzogan-mei, Sadayoshi.
Aikuchi-koshirae: sparse nashiji saya; silver crane menuki; silver fuchi-kashira, o-koiguchi, o-kojiri, kurikata carved with waves on which float silver and gold kiri; all mounts unsigned.