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With N.B.T.H.K. certificate no 297975.
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A TANTO BY OSAFUNE SHIGEIE
The blade hirazukuri, slightly tsukare itame hada with some masame and jinie, midare hamon of ko-nie, full length broad and narrow grooves on both sides, ubu-nakago signed Bishu Osafune Shigeie and dated Oei 7th year (1400), and with an inscription in katakana No to chiru, 13.2cm.; in an Edo Higo mounting with a ribbed and mottled dark red lacquer saya, shakudo fuchi-kashira chiselled with scrolling tendrils, iron umabari and kozuka inlaid respectively with a gilt cherry and a kiri mon, plain shakudo tsuba with a cat scratched gilt rim, gilt shakudo kiri menuki, with a bag
The blade hirazukuri, slightly tsukare itame hada with some masame and jinie, midare hamon of ko-nie, full length broad and narrow grooves on both sides, ubu-nakago signed Bishu Osafune Shigeie and dated Oei 7th year (1400), and with an inscription in katakana No to chiru, 13.2cm.; in an Edo Higo mounting with a ribbed and mottled dark red lacquer saya, shakudo fuchi-kashira chiselled with scrolling tendrils, iron umabari and kozuka inlaid respectively with a gilt cherry and a kiri mon, plain shakudo tsuba with a cat scratched gilt rim, gilt shakudo kiri menuki, with a bag