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Tanto

Ordering number:09533

JPY 200,000-

Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya

Signature: Minamoto Teruniten kore wo kitaeru.
Showa 55nen Kanoe-saru hatsuharu-hi.
(Early Spring of 1980)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 32.9 cm or 12.95 inches.
Sori : 0.2 cm or 0.07 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.47 cm or 1.36 inches.
Kasane : 0.70 cm or 0.27 inches.
Era : Showa period.(Early Spring of 1980)

Tanto

Ordering number:10311

JPY 500,000-

Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper)(Consignment sale)

Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Fuyuhiro)(Wakasa province.)
Kiritsuke-mei: Simuya

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 33.1 cm or 13.03 inches.
Sori : 0.7 cm or 0.27 inches.
Mekugi: 3
Width at the hamachi : 3.01 cm or 1.18 inches.
Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto

Ordering number:10184

JPY 220,000-

Tanto in Koshirae

Signature:Enju Nobukatsu saku.
Genji Gan-nen 8gatsuhi.(August, 1864)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 20.0 cm or 7.87 inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 1.95 cm or 0.76 inches.
Kasane : 0.73 cm or 0.28 inches.
Era : Late Edo period. About Genji era.(August, 1864)

Tanto

Ordering number:10034

US$ 8,500.00-

SOLD

Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Kaga ju Masamine kore wo tsukuru.(Ningen Kokuho: Living National Treasures of Japan)
Showa 33nen Kichijitsu.

Sayagaki (written by Masamine.): Kaga ju Masamine kore wo tsukuru.
Hacho 8sun 8bu ari kore.
Showa Mizunoto-i doshi Shogatsu kore wo shiru. San-ryu Masamine (Kao).

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 26.8 cm or 10.55 inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.56 cm or 1.00 inches.
Kasane : 0.49 cm or 0.19 inches.
Era : Showa period. (1958)

Tanto

Ordering number:10040

US$ 10,700.00-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper) (In the black Urushi colored box.)

Signature: Mumei(Unsigned) (Osafune Tomomitsu.)
(Chu-Koto, Jo-josaku. Ryo-wazamono.)

The blade was polished by high rank polisher.
Blade length : 29.7 cm or 11.69 inches.
Sori : 0.2 cm or 0.07 inches.
Mekugi:4
Width at the hamachi : 2.75 cm or 1.08 inches.
Kasane : 0.43 cm or 0.16 inches.
Era : Nanbokucho period. About Joji era.(about 1362)

Tanto

Ordering number: 10287

JPY 260,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya (Consignment sale)

Signature: Teishitsu Gigei-in Miyamoto Kanenori
Kotobuki 80sai tsutsushinde kore wo tsukuru.

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 17.0 cm or 6.69 inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.08 cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane : 0.47 cm or 0.18 inches.
Era : Late Meiji era.

Tanto

Ordering number: 10244

JPY 650,000-

SOLD

Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)(Consignment sale)

Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Nobukuni)
First generation. Yamashiro school.
Koto blade Jyojyo saku ranking.
The blade was high rank polished.
Blade length : 26.6 cm or 10.47 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.56 cm or 1.01 inches.
Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Late Nanbokucho period.

Tanto

Ordering number:10242

JPY 1,000,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)(Koshirae is NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu)
(Consignment sale.)

Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Chikushi Ryokai.)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 26.5 cm or 10.43 inches.
Sori : Uchi-zori.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.60 cm or 1.02 inches.
Kasane : 0.62 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Late Nanbokucho period. About O-an era.(about 1368.)

Tanto

Ordering number:08750

JPY 250,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya )(Sue-Koto, Chu-josaku ranking.)

Signature: Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu saku
Tenbun 23 nen 8 gatsu hi (August, 1554)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 19.3 cm or 7.59 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 1.88 cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.61 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.(August, 1554)

Tanto

Ordering number:10155

JPY 690,000-

Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Mr.Kanzan sensei’s Sayagaki.
(NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Ecchu no kami Masatoshi.(1st generation.)
(Shinto, Jo-josaku. Wazamono. Yamashiro province.)

Sayagaki: Shodai Ecchu nokami Masatoshi Showa 37nen Chu-shu Kichijitsu.
Kanzan shirusu Kao.
(1st generation Ecchu nokami Masatoshi. Mr.Tanzan sensei wrote this Sayagaki in Autumn 1962.)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 30.0 cm or 11.81 inches.
Sori : 0.5 cm or 0.19 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.00 cm or 1.18 inches.
Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches.
Era : Early Edo period. about Gen-na era.(about 1615)

Tanto

Ordering number:10176

JPY 110,000-

HOLD

Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya, NBTHK Hozon Paper

Signature:Mumei(Unsigned)(Sue-Zeki school)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 34.2 cm or 13.46 inches.
Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.81 cm or 1.10 inches.
Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto

Ordering number:10156

JPY 320,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Kanemoto

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 29.2 cm or 11.49 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.88 cm or 1.13 inches.
Kasane : 0.54 cm or 0.21 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto

Ordering number:03080

JPY 1,000,000-

Tanto: the NBTHK Tokubetsu-hozon token.
Signature: Fujiwara Korekazu Seitan. Meiji 2 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi.
The blade is polished, with a gold foiled habaki, in a shirasaya.
Blade length: 21.7cm or 8.54inches.

Sori: None.

Width at the hamachi: 1.9cm or 0.75inch.

Thickness at the hamachi: 0.6cm or 0.24inch.
Era: Meiji period. February 1869.

Tanto

Ordering number:08049

JPY 800,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with original box and Gassan habaki.
Signature: Osaka ju Gassan Sadakatsu Kinsaku Kao (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Showa 9 nen 11 Gatsu Kichijitsu (November 1934)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 22.8 cm or 8.97 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.12 cm or 0.83 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Modern times, Showa era. (1934)

Tanto

Ordering number:10033

JPY 1,450,000-

SOLD

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature: Bizen no kuni ju Osafune Shichiro-emon-jo Sukesada saku.
Tensho 11nen 8gatsu Kichi-jitsu.(August, 1583)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 23.0 cm or 9.05 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.39 cm or 0.94 inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Azuchi Momoyama period. Tensho era.(August, 1583)

Tanto

Ordering number:09589

JPY 190,000-

SOLD

Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Yoshikane

Blade length : 27.4 cm or 10.78 inches.
Sori : Uchi-zori
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.76 cm or 1.08 inches.
Kasane : 0.72 cm or 0.28 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period

Tanto

Ordering number:09617

JPY 550,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (Koshirae is NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Signature: Bishu Osafune Sukesada.

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 21.2 cm or 8.34 inches.
Sori : Uchi-zori.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.32 cm or 0.91 inches.
Kasane : 0.65 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto

Ordering number:09590

~~JPY 360,000-~~

JPY 300,000-

Discounted !!

Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Bishu Osa ? Suke? (Bishu Osafune Sukemitsu)
Eiroku ?nen 8gatsu-hi (Eiroku 4nen 8gatsu-hi)(August,1562)

The blade was normal quality polished.
Blade length : 21.7 cm or 8.54 inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.21 cm or 0.87 inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches.
Weight of blade only: 130g.
Era : Late Muromachi period. Eiroku era.(August,1562)

Tanto

Ordering number:09591

JPY 160,000-

SOLD

Tanto in Koshirae (NTHK Kanteisho paper, Yusaku rank)

Signature: Yoshisada

Blade length : 25.2 cm or 9.92 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.51 cm or 0.98?inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Late Edo period.

Tanto

Ordering number:09558

JPY 1,150,000-

SOLD

Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae and Kiri box (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature: Kanefusa (Sue-Koto, Chu-josaku, Mino province.)

Blade length : 33.0 cm or 12.99 inches.
Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15 inches.
Mekugi: 1hole is open, 3 hole are closed.
Width at the hamachi : 3.01 cm or 1.18 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period. About Eiroku era.(about 1558)

Tanto

Ordering number:09383

JPY 350,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae

Signature: Hayama Minamoto Masahiro saku kore.
Taisho 8nen 3gatsu Kichijitsu. (March,1919)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 26.04 cm or 10.25 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.28 cm or 0.89 inches.
Kasane : 0.52 cm or 0.20 inches.
Era : Taisho era. (March,1919)

Tanto

Ordering number:05085

JPY 150,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya: (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Unsigned, attributed as Mito Norimune.

The blade is polished, with a copper habaki, in a shirasaya.
Blade length: 18.8cm or 7.40 inches.
Sori: Uchizori.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi: 1.8 cm or 0.70 inch.
Thickness at the hamachi: 0.92 cm or 0.36 inch.
Era: Late Edo period. 19th century.

Tanto

Ordering number:09352

JPY 550,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae

Signature: Osafune ,,,(not guaranteed.)

Blade length : 19.6 cm or 7.71 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 1.93 cm or 0.75 inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Late Edo period.

Tanto

Ordering number:09475

JPY 180,000-

SOLD

Tanto in Shirasaya(NTHK Kanteisho paper)

Signature: Kanefusa (Mino province.)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 25.2 cm or 9.92 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.33 cm or 0.91 inches.
Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto

Ordering number:08086

JPY 650,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae and box for Shirasaya.
Signature: Nihon no Satetsu wo motte (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Osaka ju Gassan Sadakatsu saku

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 16.95 cm or 6.67 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 1.99 cm or 0.78 inches.
Kasane : 0.58 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Modern times. Showa era.

Tanto

Ordering number:07028

JPY 700,000-

Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Kanesumi.

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 30.3 cm or 11.9 inches.
Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15 inches.
Width at the hamachi :2.73 cm or 1.07 inches.
Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto

Ordering number:08140

JPY 300,000-

Sunnobi Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Bishu Osafune ju Sukesada
Tensho 2 nen 8 gatsu-hi (original is Tenpo 2 nen. August, 1831)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 33.4 cm or 13.14 inches.
Sori : 1.0 cm or 0.39 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.80 cm or 1.10 inches.
Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Late Edo period. Tenpo era.(August, 1831)

Tanto

Ordering number:09026

JPY 260,000-

SOLD

Wakizashi(Sunnobi Tanto) in Shirasaya

Signature: Kanekage saku

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 32.7 cm or 1.28 inches.
Sori :0.7 cm or 0.27 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.88 cm or 1.13 inches.
Kasane : 0.59 cm or 0.23 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period(about 1573)

Tanto

Ordering number:08328

JPY 750,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature: Suifu ju Katsumura Norikatsu saku
Meiji Gan-nen 11 Gatsu.
(1st)(Shin-shinto Josaku ranking. Mutsu province.)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 22.8 cm or 8.97 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.61 cm or 1.02 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Meiji era.(1868)

Tanto

Ordering number:08139

JPY 150,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya

Signature: Kanemitsu (NTHK Kanteisho paper)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 23.0 cm or 9.05 inches.
Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.40 cm or 0.94 inches.
Kasane : 0.52 cm or 0.20 inches.
Era : Gendai.(modern times)

Tanto

Ordering number:07322

500,000Yen

Tanto in Shirasaya.
Signature:Morioka Jyu Kiyofusa. Mukansa. Jyuyo Mukei Bunkazai holder.

Blade length : 25.3cm or 9.96inches. Sori : 0,0 cm or 0.0inches.
Width at the hamachi : 2.54 cm or 1.0inches. Kasane : 0.98 cm or 0.39 inches.
Era Gendai era.

Tanto

Ordering number:07160

350,000Yen

Tanto
Signature: Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku. Tembun 14 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi.

The blade is polished, with a gold-plated copper habaki. Accompanied with a certificate issued by Mr. Kazuo Tokuno.
Blade length: 19.0cm or 7.48inches. Width at the hamachi: 1.95cm or 0.77inch.
Thickness at the hamachi: 0.73cm or 0.29inch.

Era: Muromachi period. February 1545.

Tanto

Ordering number:06340

450,000Yen

Tanto with Koshirae(mounting).
Signature: Mumei(unsigned) attributed as shinshinto.

The blade was polished .
Blade length:22.1cm or8.7inches. Sori: Uchizori.
Width at the hamachi:22.1cm or 8.7 inches. Kasane:0.65cm or0.256 inches.inches.
Era:late Edo period.

Consigned tanto

Ordering number:04187

JPY 1,200,000-

Sun-nobi tanto: NBTHK Tokubetsu-hozon token.
Signature: Tamba (No) Kami Yoshimichi.
The blade is polished, with a gold foiled habaki, in a shirasaya.
Blade length: 31.4cm or 12.36inches. Sori: 0.2cm or 0.08inch. Width at the hamachi: 2.74cm or 1.08inches. Thickness ta the hamachi: 0.48cm or 0.19inch.
Era: Edo period.

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Tanto

Ordering number:04289

JPY 550,000-

Sunnobi-tanto: NBTHK Hozon-token.
Signature: Unsigned, attributed to Osafune Norimitsu.
The blade is polished, with a silver foiled habaki, in a shirasaya.
Blade length: 33.7ccm or 13.27inches. Sori: 0.2cm or 0.08inch. Width at the hamachi: 2.82cm or 1.11inches. Thickness at teh hamachi: 0.46cm or 0.18inch.
Era: Nambokucho period.

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Tanto

Ordering number:05250

JPY 250,000-

Tanto in Shirasaya.
Signature: Senri Norihisa.
Syowa 53 Nen 5 Gatsu
Blade length:25.4cm or 10 inches.Sori: 0.0cm or0.004nch.
Width at the hamachi: 2.55cm or 1.00nches.Thickness at the hamachi:0.7cm or0.276 inches.
Era: Gendai(modern)

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Tanto Ordering number:09533 JPY 200,000-	Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya Signature: Minamoto Teruniten kore wo kitaeru. Showa 55nen Kanoe-saru hatsuharu-hi. (Early Spring of 1980) The blade was polished. Blade length : 32.9 cm or 12.95 inches. Sori : 0.2 cm or 0.07 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 3.47 cm or 1.36 inches. Kasane : 0.70 cm or 0.27 inches. Era : Showa period.(Early Spring of 1980)

Tanto Ordering number:10311 JPY 500,000-	Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper)(Consignment sale) Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Fuyuhiro)(Wakasa province.) Kiritsuke-mei: Simuya The blade was polished. Blade length : 33.1 cm or 13.03 inches. Sori : 0.7 cm or 0.27 inches. Mekugi: 3 Width at the hamachi : 3.01 cm or 1.18 inches. Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto Ordering number:10184 JPY 220,000-	Tanto in Koshirae Signature:Enju Nobukatsu saku. Genji Gan-nen 8gatsuhi.(August, 1864) The blade was polished. Blade length : 20.0 cm or 7.87 inches. Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 1.95 cm or 0.76 inches. Kasane : 0.73 cm or 0.28 inches. Era : Late Edo period. About Genji era.(August, 1864)

Tanto Ordering number:10034 US$ 8,500.00- SOLD	Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Kaga ju Masamine kore wo tsukuru.(Ningen Kokuho: Living National Treasures of Japan) Showa 33nen Kichijitsu. Sayagaki (written by Masamine.): Kaga ju Masamine kore wo tsukuru. Hacho 8sun 8bu ari kore. Showa Mizunoto-i doshi Shogatsu kore wo shiru. San-ryu Masamine (Kao). The blade was polished. Blade length : 26.8 cm or 10.55 inches. Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.56 cm or 1.00 inches. Kasane : 0.49 cm or 0.19 inches. Era : Showa period. (1958)

Tanto Ordering number:10040 US$ 10,700.00-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper) (In the black Urushi colored box.) Signature: Mumei(Unsigned) (Osafune Tomomitsu.) (Chu-Koto, Jo-josaku. Ryo-wazamono.) The blade was polished by high rank polisher. Blade length : 29.7 cm or 11.69 inches. Sori : 0.2 cm or 0.07 inches. Mekugi:4 Width at the hamachi : 2.75 cm or 1.08 inches. Kasane : 0.43 cm or 0.16 inches. Era : Nanbokucho period. About Joji era.(about 1362)

Tanto Ordering number: 10287 JPY 260,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya (Consignment sale) Signature: Teishitsu Gigei-in Miyamoto Kanenori Kotobuki 80sai tsutsushinde kore wo tsukuru. The blade was polished. Blade length : 17.0 cm or 6.69 inches. Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.08 cm or 0.81 inches. Kasane : 0.47 cm or 0.18 inches. Era : Late Meiji era.

Tanto Ordering number: 10244 JPY 650,000- SOLD	Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)(Consignment sale) Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Nobukuni) First generation. Yamashiro school. Koto blade Jyojyo saku ranking. The blade was high rank polished. Blade length : 26.6 cm or 10.47 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.56 cm or 1.01 inches. Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches. Era : Late Nanbokucho period.

Tanto Ordering number:10242 JPY 1,000,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)(Koshirae is NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu) (Consignment sale.) Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Chikushi Ryokai.) The blade was polished. Blade length : 26.5 cm or 10.43 inches. Sori : Uchi-zori. Mekugi: 2 Width at the hamachi : 2.60 cm or 1.02 inches. Kasane : 0.62 cm or 0.24 inches. Era : Late Nanbokucho period. About O-an era.(about 1368.)

Tanto Ordering number:08750 JPY 250,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya )(Sue-Koto, Chu-josaku ranking.) Signature: Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu saku Tenbun 23 nen 8 gatsu hi (August, 1554) The blade was polished . Blade length : 19.3 cm or 7.59 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 1.88 cm or 0.74 inches. Kasane : 0.61 cm or 0.24 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.(August, 1554)

Tanto Ordering number:10155 JPY 690,000-	Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Mr.Kanzan sensei’s Sayagaki. (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Ecchu no kami Masatoshi.(1st generation.) (Shinto, Jo-josaku. Wazamono. Yamashiro province.) Sayagaki: Shodai Ecchu nokami Masatoshi Showa 37nen Chu-shu Kichijitsu. Kanzan shirusu Kao. (1st generation Ecchu nokami Masatoshi. Mr.Tanzan sensei wrote this Sayagaki in Autumn 1962.) The blade was polished. Blade length : 30.0 cm or 11.81 inches. Sori : 0.5 cm or 0.19 inches. Mekugi: 2 Width at the hamachi : 3.00 cm or 1.18 inches. Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches. Era : Early Edo period. about Gen-na era.(about 1615)

Tanto Ordering number:10176 JPY 110,000- HOLD	Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya, NBTHK Hozon Paper Signature:Mumei(Unsigned)(Sue-Zeki school) The blade was polished. Blade length : 34.2 cm or 13.46 inches. Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.81 cm or 1.10 inches. Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto Ordering number:10156 JPY 320,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Kanemoto The blade was polished. Blade length : 29.2 cm or 11.49 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.88 cm or 1.13 inches. Kasane : 0.54 cm or 0.21 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto Ordering number:03080 JPY 1,000,000-	Tanto: the NBTHK Tokubetsu-hozon token. Signature: Fujiwara Korekazu Seitan. Meiji 2 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi. The blade is polished, with a gold foiled habaki, in a shirasaya. Blade length: 21.7cm or 8.54inches. Sori: None. Width at the hamachi: 1.9cm or 0.75inch. Thickness at the hamachi: 0.6cm or 0.24inch. Era: Meiji period. February 1869.

Tanto Ordering number:08049 JPY 800,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with original box and Gassan habaki. Signature: Osaka ju Gassan Sadakatsu Kinsaku Kao (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Showa 9 nen 11 Gatsu Kichijitsu (November 1934) The blade was polished . Blade length : 22.8 cm or 8.97 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.12 cm or 0.83 inches. Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches. Era : Modern times, Showa era. (1934)

Tanto Ordering number:10033 JPY 1,450,000- SOLD	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper) Signature: Bizen no kuni ju Osafune Shichiro-emon-jo Sukesada saku. Tensho 11nen 8gatsu Kichi-jitsu.(August, 1583) The blade was polished. Blade length : 23.0 cm or 9.05 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.39 cm or 0.94 inches. Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches. Era : Azuchi Momoyama period. Tensho era.(August, 1583)

Tanto Ordering number:09589 JPY 190,000- SOLD	Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Yoshikane Blade length : 27.4 cm or 10.78 inches. Sori : Uchi-zori Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.76 cm or 1.08 inches. Kasane : 0.72 cm or 0.28 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period

Tanto Ordering number:09617 JPY 550,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (Koshirae is NBTHK Hozon Tosogu) Signature: Bishu Osafune Sukesada. The blade was polished. Blade length : 21.2 cm or 8.34 inches. Sori : Uchi-zori. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.32 cm or 0.91 inches. Kasane : 0.65 cm or 0.25 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto Ordering number:09590 ~~JPY 360,000-~~ JPY 300,000- Discounted !!	Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Bishu Osa ? Suke? (Bishu Osafune Sukemitsu) Eiroku ?nen 8gatsu-hi (Eiroku 4nen 8gatsu-hi)(August,1562) The blade was normal quality polished. Blade length : 21.7 cm or 8.54 inches. Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.21 cm or 0.87 inches. Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches. Weight of blade only: 130g. Era : Late Muromachi period. Eiroku era.(August,1562)

Tanto Ordering number:09591 JPY 160,000- SOLD	Tanto in Koshirae (NTHK Kanteisho paper, Yusaku rank) Signature: Yoshisada Blade length : 25.2 cm or 9.92 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.51 cm or 0.98?inches. Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches. Era : Late Edo period.

Tanto Ordering number:09558 JPY 1,150,000- SOLD	Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae and Kiri box (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper) Signature: Kanefusa (Sue-Koto, Chu-josaku, Mino province.) Blade length : 33.0 cm or 12.99 inches. Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15 inches. Mekugi: 1hole is open, 3 hole are closed. Width at the hamachi : 3.01 cm or 1.18 inches. Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period. About Eiroku era.(about 1558)

Tanto Ordering number:09383 JPY 350,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae Signature: Hayama Minamoto Masahiro saku kore. Taisho 8nen 3gatsu Kichijitsu. (March,1919) The blade was polished . Blade length : 26.04 cm or 10.25 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.28 cm or 0.89 inches. Kasane : 0.52 cm or 0.20 inches. Era : Taisho era. (March,1919)

Tanto Ordering number:05085 JPY 150,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya: (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Unsigned, attributed as Mito Norimune. The blade is polished, with a copper habaki, in a shirasaya. Blade length: 18.8cm or 7.40 inches. Sori: Uchizori. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi: 1.8 cm or 0.70 inch. Thickness at the hamachi: 0.92 cm or 0.36 inch. Era: Late Edo period. 19th century.

Tanto Ordering number:09352 JPY 550,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae Signature: Osafune ,,,(not guaranteed.) Blade length : 19.6 cm or 7.71 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 2 Width at the hamachi : 1.93 cm or 0.75 inches. Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24 inches. Era : Late Edo period.

Tanto Ordering number:09475 JPY 180,000- SOLD	Tanto in Shirasaya(NTHK Kanteisho paper) Signature: Kanefusa (Mino province.) The blade was polished . Blade length : 25.2 cm or 9.92 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 2 Width at the hamachi : 2.33 cm or 0.91 inches. Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto Ordering number:08086 JPY 650,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae and box for Shirasaya. Signature: Nihon no Satetsu wo motte (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Osaka ju Gassan Sadakatsu saku The blade was polished . Blade length : 16.95 cm or 6.67 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 1.99 cm or 0.78 inches. Kasane : 0.58 cm or 0.22 inches. Era : Modern times. Showa era.

Tanto Ordering number:07028 JPY 700,000-	Sun-nobi Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Kanesumi. The blade was polished . Blade length : 30.3 cm or 11.9 inches. Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15 inches. Width at the hamachi :2.73 cm or 1.07 inches. Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period.

Tanto Ordering number:08140 JPY 300,000-	Sunnobi Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Bishu Osafune ju Sukesada Tensho 2 nen 8 gatsu-hi (original is Tenpo 2 nen. August, 1831) The blade was polished . Blade length : 33.4 cm or 13.14 inches. Sori : 1.0 cm or 0.39 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.80 cm or 1.10 inches. Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches. Era : Late Edo period. Tenpo era.(August, 1831)

Tanto Ordering number:09026 JPY 260,000- SOLD	Wakizashi(Sunnobi Tanto) in Shirasaya Signature: Kanekage saku The blade was polished . Blade length : 32.7 cm or 1.28 inches. Sori :0.7 cm or 0.27 inches. Mekugi: 2 Width at the hamachi : 2.88 cm or 1.13 inches. Kasane : 0.59 cm or 0.23 inches. Era : Late Muromachi period(about 1573)

Tanto Ordering number:08328 JPY 750,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon Paper) Signature: Suifu ju Katsumura Norikatsu saku Meiji Gan-nen 11 Gatsu. (1st)(Shin-shinto Josaku ranking. Mutsu province.) The blade was polished . Blade length : 22.8 cm or 8.97 inches. Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.61 cm or 1.02 inches. Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches. Era : Meiji era.(1868)

Tanto Ordering number:08139 JPY 150,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya Signature: Kanemitsu (NTHK Kanteisho paper) The blade was polished . Blade length : 23.0 cm or 9.05 inches. Sori : 0.0 cm or 0.0 inches. Mekugi: 1 Width at the hamachi : 2.40 cm or 0.94 inches. Kasane : 0.52 cm or 0.20 inches. Era : Gendai.(modern times)

Tanto Ordering number:07322 500,000Yen	Tanto in Shirasaya. Signature:Morioka Jyu Kiyofusa. Mukansa. Jyuyo Mukei Bunkazai holder. Blade length : 25.3cm or 9.96inches. Sori : 0,0 cm or 0.0inches. Width at the hamachi : 2.54 cm or 1.0inches. Kasane : 0.98 cm or 0.39 inches. Era Gendai era.

Tanto Ordering number:07160 350,000Yen	Tanto Signature: Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku. Tembun 14 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi. The blade is polished, with a gold-plated copper habaki. Accompanied with a certificate issued by Mr. Kazuo Tokuno. Blade length: 19.0cm or 7.48inches. Width at the hamachi: 1.95cm or 0.77inch. Thickness at the hamachi: 0.73cm or 0.29inch. Era: Muromachi period. February 1545.

Tanto Ordering number:06340 450,000Yen	Tanto with Koshirae(mounting). Signature: Mumei(unsigned) attributed as shinshinto. The blade was polished . Blade length:22.1cm or8.7inches. Sori: Uchizori. Width at the hamachi:22.1cm or 8.7 inches. Kasane:0.65cm or0.256 inches.inches. Era:late Edo period.

Consigned tanto Ordering number:04187 JPY 1,200,000-	Sun-nobi tanto: NBTHK Tokubetsu-hozon token. Signature: Tamba (No) Kami Yoshimichi. The blade is polished, with a gold foiled habaki, in a shirasaya. Blade length: 31.4cm or 12.36inches. Sori: 0.2cm or 0.08inch. Width at the hamachi: 2.74cm or 1.08inches. Thickness ta the hamachi: 0.48cm or 0.19inch. Era: Edo period.

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Tanto Ordering number:04289 JPY 550,000-	Sunnobi-tanto: NBTHK Hozon-token. Signature: Unsigned, attributed to Osafune Norimitsu. The blade is polished, with a silver foiled habaki, in a shirasaya. Blade length: 33.7ccm or 13.27inches. Sori: 0.2cm or 0.08inch. Width at the hamachi: 2.82cm or 1.11inches. Thickness at teh hamachi: 0.46cm or 0.18inch. Era: Nambokucho period.

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Tanto Ordering number:05250 JPY 250,000-	Tanto in Shirasaya. Signature: Senri Norihisa. Syowa 53 Nen 5 Gatsu Blade length:25.4cm or 10 inches.Sori: 0.0cm or0.004nch. Width at the hamachi: 2.55cm or 1.00nches.Thickness at the hamachi:0.7cm or0.276 inches. Era: Gendai(modern)

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