Japanese Tanto - Edo Period (1603-1868).

JAPAN - Late Edo period (1603-1868). Samurai tanto. FUSHI - KASHIRA in textured gilt copper inlaid with silver. TSUKA in wood covered with ray skin. MENUKIS in chiseled and gilt copper depicting shishis. KOZUKA and KOGAI in textured gilt copper inlaid with silver, the handle of the kogai hatched with cross-hatching, the steel blade of the kozuka signed. SAYA ringed in wood covered with a textured red lacquer, kurigata in horn, kojiri in textured gilt copper, it is decorated with a menuki in gilt copper (wear) depicting a samurai on foot and his mount. Straight blade, the tang pierced once, unsigned. Sold with the stand and its silk sheath for transport. Dimensions: 32.5 x 4 x 2 cm. Length of the blade with the tang: 29 cm. Cutting edge length: 22 cm