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Tanto: Ka saku (Shibata Ka) / Showa 9 nen 8 gatsu hi (August 1934)

Ordering Number : 09048

Tanto in Shirasaya

Signature: Ka saku (Shibata Ka)
Showa 9 nen 8 gatsu hi (August 1934)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 26.0 cm or 10.23 inches.
Sori : 0 cm or 0 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.44 cm or 0.96 inches.
Kasane : 0.59 cm or 0.23 inches.
Era : Showa period(1934).
Shape : The blade is thick healthy blade. Mitsu-mune.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach. This Jigane is beautiful.
Hamon : Nie deki, Ko-guome midare. In Ha, there is long Kinzuji. It can bee seen with a picture.

Special feature : Shibata ka( Mitsuoki ) was born at Akita prefecture
who was called Shibata msataro.
He was working at Japanese making sword study director also a judge .
He got the prize from the Japanese imperial exhibition contest.
He made a sword for Gotoba Emperor 700 anniversary.
He was born Meiji 17 and passed away Syowa 28, march.
He was studying by himself without master.
So it is not necessary to achieve master’s opinion. He studied and
tried his efforts on the Japanese swords.
So his swords are quite different from other sword makers.
We recommend this fantastic Tanto for you.

Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 500,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 490,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)


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