art-of-swords:

Tanto Dagger

• Dated: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
• Medium: steel, silver, gold leaf, lacquered wood
• Measurements: overall length 49 cm (19 ¼ inches)

The blade is inscribed with ‘Yamato Daijo Fujiwara Masanori’ and dated to the Edo period (1615-1660), while the silver aikuchi mounts date to the late Meiji periods, the second half of the 19th century and are signed with the ’mei’ of the artist Hagiya Katsuhira of Miro province.

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