AS25381 Tanto: Mumei(old Mizuta Kunishige)(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature : Mumei (attributed as old Mizuta Kunishige 古水田国重)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to jyo jyo saku ranking.

Habaki: Silver single habaki
Blade length: 24.2 cm (9.5 in)
Sori: 0.2 cm (0.08 in)
Mekugi ana: 2
Width at the hamachi: 2.43 cm (0.96 in)
Kasane: 0.6 cm (0.236 in)
Weight: 150 g
Era: the late Muromachi peirod, 16th century

Shape: A tanto in double-edged construction (Moroha-zukuri), featuring cutting edges on both sides.
Jigane: intense Itame grain pattern
Hamon: Nie base Suguha with Nizyu-ba and Sunagashi.

Special feature: Mizuta Kschool is a group of swordsmiths in Bicchu that continued from the late Muromachi Period to the late Edo Period, and the pre-Edo Period Mizuta is called Ko(old)-Mizuta. This piece is notable for its beautiful jigane, reminiscent of Bizen blades. It is likely that Mizuta had access to high-quality iron sourced from the Bizen region.

Koshirae: Aikuchi Tanto Koshirae
Fuchikashira: Shakudo base with vines and flowers.
Menuki: a picture of chrysanthemums
Kozuka: A design hought to represent Hotei

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi-Art estimation paper
whole oshigata