Bidspirit auction | Mumei Shinshinto Kubikiri Tantō

Mumei Shinshinto Kubikiri Tantō - A beautiful toppei koshirae, high-quality copper fuchi, kashira, and kurigata; a kuronuri saya; a katakiriha blade with a kokuin tsuchime on the back side; itame hada; a nioideki gunome midare hamon; shakudō menuki with a floral motif; and hineri maki tsukamaki. It is specifically designed with a ”head-cutting” (kubikiri) shape. During the long period of peace in the Edo period (1603–1868), it was used for splitting charcoal indoors (bokuwari, sumikiri tantō) or for pruning bonsai and ikebana (hanagiri tantō). Japan, late Edo, length 35 cm (blade 22 cm). Condition 2