Tanto – Ed Hollenbeck collection

This sword has a nicely curved naginata style blade, 12 & 1/8 inches long, with a wavy midare hamon. The matching tsuba, fuchi & kashira and menuki have gold cherry blossoms . The kozuka also has gold cherry blossoms. This would date to the early to mid 16th century.

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