Nankai Tairyo Tomotaka Wakizashi

S0420

SOLD

A bare blade, with habaki, and remnant saya.     Ubu nagamei wakizashi signed, Nankai Tairyo Tomotaka, and dated Kaei yon nen hachi gatsu hi (a day in August 1851).  Shinogizukure, iroi mune, torizori, chu kissaki.  Hawatare:  1 saku 4 sun 5 bu  6 rin      (44.13 cm / 17.37")  Motohaba:  3.13cm.  Sakihaba: 2.43 cm. Kasane:  6.4  cm.  His hamon is narrow chu suguba in nioi.  The blade has been obscured, but it is reasonable to assume an itame hada.  Please check the signature against references before you buy.  I am not comfortable with it, thus the price.              $500

                      Nanki Tairyo Tomotaka /         Kaei yon nen hachi gatsu hi