Sale 29 Lot 406  

JAPANESE DAGGER (TANTO), Koto period (Pre 1600). In shirasaya (storage case). Blade: hira-zukuri (flat, no ridge line), temper barely visible, short hi (groove) in both sides, small openings in both sides. Nakago (tang): Ubu, (uncut), mei (signature): barely visible: masa-tsugu - 8 3/4 in., 22 3/10 cm.
Estimate $700-900

Sold for $1,000

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