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A HIZEN TANTO
SIGNED SADAKIYO, EARLY MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY)
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A HIZEN TANTO
Signed Sadakiyo, Early Muromachi Period (15th Century) Sugata [configuration]: hirazukuri, shallow sori Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame with masame Hamon [tempering pattern]: elongated notare of nie, kinsuji and suguba nagashi Boshi [tip]: ko-maru Horimono [carvings]: bohi both sides Nakago [tang]: machi-okuri
In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]: with inscription by Sato Kanzan Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 28cm.
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Lot Essay
Accompanied by a Juyo Token [Important Sword] certificate no. 5684, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword] in 1976.
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