Hiromasa

Muromachi period 16th century

1336 – 1573

Tanto

An early tanto blade in the Unokubi style, a large sweep of the back of the blade is removed near the tip down past the middle. Unokubi translated means “neck of the cormorant”. It’s understood that this originally was to lighten the blade while retaining its functionality.

Alone the blade edge is the Hamon, this line is created with clay applied to the edge of the blade before tempering. This creates a harder edge to the blade allowing it to be extremely sharp.

Size 465mm x 28mm

Signed Hiromasa