Yoshimitsu Tanto

Yoshimitsu, of the Edo period, was regarded as one of the three greatest swordsmiths of Japanese history, but his tantos are revered as the best. In period Japanese society, gift giving was an integral part of proper etiquette and rewards for service were usually bladed weapons. For the Tokugawa family, blades by Yoshimitsu and his descendants were thought to be extremely auspicious. Our Yoshimitsu Tanto is made to honor this great smith by replicating one of his surviving blades. The forged blade, with its distinctive hamon, is superb. The Tsuka is Samç (ray skin) wrapped and the kashira and kurikata are of buffalo horn. The kozuka and the menuki are decorated in the hollyhock motif of the Tokugawa family. The deeply laquered scabbard with a Japanese cotton sageo complete this magnificent piece. Authentic Yoshimitsu styling, forged blade with hamon and top quality fittings. Blade length is 9 1/4" with an overall of 15". Produced by Hanwei under direction of Paul Chen. This sword comes pre-sharpened for the martial artist and tameshigiri cutting.