Tanto Signed Kanetsune - GINZA SEIKODO JAPANESE ART, SWORDS, & TSUBA SINCE MEIJI PERIOD

PRODUCT Tanto Signed Kanetsune
Accompanied by a black lacquer Aikuchi Koshirae with undulating patterned Saya

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Certificate for the tanto Tokubetsu Hozon Toso Certificate for the koshirae: Tanto Signed Kanetsune
Accompanied by a black lacquer Aikuchi Koshirae with undulating patterned Saya

Tanto Signed Kanetsune Accompanied by a black lacquer Aikuchi Koshirae with undulating patterned Saya *SOLD OUT: NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Certificate for the tanto Tokubetsu Hozon Toso Certificate for the koshirae

Kanetsune was a representative smith of the Mino Tradition active for several generations from the Muromachi Period through the era of Shinto swords. This piece is likely a work from the Tenmon era, and displays Kanetsune's signature Suguha tempering with a bright Nioiguchi, and an Itame grain mixing Mokume with much Jinie. The work draws parallels with the Rai School, and attests to Kanetsune's technical prowess. The accompanying Koshirae is elegantly done with the Aoi crest in Makie on an undulating pattered Saya. According to the Sayagaki by Honnami Nisshu, the provenance is tied to the Owari Tokugawa family.