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Lot 317

A Tanto
Unsigned, Koto

28 July 2010, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£1,500 - £1,800

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A Tanto
Unsigned, Koto

The hira-zukuri blade with two mekugi-ana cut with hi on each side, midare hamon, the fully bound tsuka with shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira with gold rims, menuki in the form of gold figures, and shakudo nanako tsuba with a gilt dragon around the rim, in its lightly ribbed red lacquered saya complete with gilt kodzuka, the plate decorated with a gilt dragon and ken against a gilt and shakudo nanako chequered ground
29.1 cm. blade

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