Genuine Shinto Tanto Mumei from Japan

Tanto Mumei - 26512

This piece is a tanto from the Shinto era with Soken and Gomahashi engravings on both sides of the blade.

Gomahashi is one of the Dharma tools of esoteric Buddhism. The gomahashi is also considered a symbol of the deity Fudo Myoo.

The blade is in very good condition and shows no defects or chipping. However, the hiraji has a thin trace of rust on the sashiomote side, about 12 cm from the kissaki. The jigane is well made on the itame hada, and yubashiri is visible. Hamon is a notare-like suguha mixed with gunome.

Blade length: 28.6 cm
Curvature: 0.4 cm
Motohaba: 27.9 mm
Motokasane: 7.5 mm
Structure: Hira-zukuri, Iori-mune
Jigane: Itame
Hamon: Suguha/Gunome
Boshi: Massugu Haitte Nakamaru ni Kaeru
Weight: 370 g without saya
Nakago: Ubu

Silk grip strap. The saya is lacquered in red-brown tsuishu style. Tsuba, fuchikashira, kurigata, koikuchi and kojiri are made of buffalo horn.