A small Bizen tanto in mounts
Edo period (17th century)
Hirazukuri, iorimune configuration forged in itame hada with a suguha tempered edge with a Jizo boshi, ubu tang with osujikai file marks and one hole, inscribed Bizen kuni Osafune ju Sukesada and with spurious date Bunpo gannen nigatsu (1317.2), one-piece, silver habaki, 5 3/4in (14.6cm) long; in an aikuchi goshirae wrapped in shagreen and lacquered black, and polished to reveal the nodules