AS20300-Tanto: Kanemoto

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)
Signature:　Kanemoto

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　Shakudo single habaki.
Blade length: 28.2 cm or 11.1 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi: 2.47 cm or 1.08 inches.
Kasane : 0.54 cm or 0.21 inches.
The weight of the sword 165 grams.
Era : late Muromachi period.
Shape: The blade is regular size and thick kasane
and engraved Bo-hi on both sides of the blade.
Jigane: Itame hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work fine texture.
Hamon: Niedeki Notare and double hamon in hamon,
there are many sunagashi and kinsuji irk Bo-shi is round shape hakikake.

Special feature: This Kanemoto looks first generation kanemoto
and looks Kanro Toshinaga.
At this moment the blade is NBTHK Tokubetsu hozon paper.

Koshirae :
Saya: on the red-brown color saya, Japanese poem is written.
Fuchikashira: Kojiri, black urushi.
Menuki: On the Shakudo plate, engraved a cow.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.