AS24680 Tanto:Kanekuni (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Tanto: Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Kanekuni
兼国

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Jyo Saku among works by Kanekuni.
Habaki: Single-layered habaki
Blade Length: 27.0 cm (10.63 in)
Curvature: 0 cm (0 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.60 cm (1.02 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.48 cm (0.19 in)
Sword Weight: 155 grams
Era: Muromachi period, around the Eiroku era (1558–1570)
Shape: The blade is slightly wide with a mitsumune shape, and the jigane is well-forged with visible utsuri.
Jigane: Mokume hada and itame hada are well-forged, producing a clear and refined jigane.
Hamon: A notare pattern with small nie appears, with a rounded tip.

Features:Kanekuni is a swordsmith from Mino province.
This work is a Hira-zukuri Tanto with a well-visible grain structure.

Koshirae:
Kozuka: Shakudo base with a design of lions in gold.
Kogatana: Signed “Kin Hoshi Rai Kindō.”
Kōgai: Made of shakudo with a split kōgai design, decorated with spider threads and insects in gold iroe.
Fuchikashira: Diagonal carving on a shakudo base.
Saya (Scabbard): Black lacquered saya with a high-relief carving of a rooster on the rear section.
Menuki: High-relief carving of cherry blossoms.

NBTHK Hozon Token Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

Auction Starting Price:400,000JPY