A newly arrived tanto made during the Shinshinto period in a very well-preserved condition. The blade is free of any defects such as flaws, chips, rust, etc. jigane is a well-wrought itame hada with beautiful chikei. Hamon is a gentle suguha with a tight nioi. There is umegane applied on the hiraji about 12.5 cm from the kissaki on the sashiomote side. The blade is 8.4 mm thick and can be called yoroidoshi. The name Taira Tanenaga is engraved on the nakago. Tanenaga was born in 1812 in what is now Yokohama, and was apprenticed to Taikei Naotane, one of the leading figures in the Shinshinto movement. His meticulous nature earned him Naotane's trust, so much so that Naotane recommended Tanenaga as a swordsmith to Egawa Hidetatsu, the chief magistrate of the Nirayama district in Izu. In later years, the shirasaya was marked in black ink with the words “Tanto with the signature of Taira Tanenaga. This was made by Taira Tanenaga at Nirayama in the Izu region. " This is truly the work of a master swordsmith who represented the Shinshinto era, a turbulent time in Japanese history. Add this sword now to your Japanese sword collection. Blade length: 25.3 cm Curvature: 0.0 cm Number of Mekugi hole: 1 Motohaba: 24.9 mm Motokasane: 8.4 mm Signature: Taira Tanenaga(front) Era: Shinshinto Structure: Hira-zukuri, Iori-mune Jigane: Itame Hamon: Suguha Boshi: Massugu Haitte Togatte Kaeru Weigh: 220 g(blade only) Nakago: Ubu Koshirae Original Registration No.: Tokyo 166534 Please note that without official certification, any attribution remains our professional opinion only. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This item will be shipped to you directly from Japan after the transaction is finalized. We will apply for an export permit from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs and ship it once approval is granted. Please understand that this process takes approximately one month. Swords will be shipped by air freight (UPS or EMS) in most cases but, should air shipment to the winning bidder's country not be possible, it will be sent by sea. In Belgium, private sales of Japanese swords are prohibited by law, so bids from Belgium are not permitted.