Bizen Kiyomitsu Koto Tanto with NTHK Certificate mounted in Shirasaya. Small Slender Blade
Tantō Den, Bishū, Osafune Kiyomitsu (伝、備州、⻑船清光) ‒ “Attributed to
Osafune Kiyomitsu from Bizen province”
Blade length ~ 20.9 cm
Shape: hira–zukuri with iori–mune,
machi–okuri, but otherwise ubu
Forging: is Itame–nagare
Hamon chū–suguha
Bōshi sugu–chō with a maru–kaeri
Mekugi–ana 2,
Yasurime : Kiri
Made around Bunroku (文禄, 1592‒1596)
