Q646. Wakizashi in koshirae with papers on both the blade and mounts.

Nagasa:  20 1/8″  51.1 cm.

Sori:  1.5 cm.

Moto haba:  2.8 cm.

Moto kasane:  .7 cm.

Saki haba:  1.7 cm.

Saki kasane:  .4 cm.

Nakago nagasa:  6 1/4″  16 cm.

Overall in koshirae:  30″  76.5 cm.

Shinogi zukuri, iore mune, small kissaki, koshi zori. The hada is tight ko-itame in bright ji-nie. The hamon begins with a bump at the machi and continues as suguba in nioi guchi covered in ko-nie. The boshi is sugu ending in chu-maru and a longish kaeri. Other than for 1 instance of small, old pitting on the edge between the shinogi ji and mune, the blade is flawless. It comes with a solid silver double habaki. This comes with a paper from the NTHK, dated 2009 and giving it to Tango no Kami Kanemichi of Genroku period (1688)

The koshirae is han dachi. The saya is lacquered to look like cherry bark (quite nicely done). The tsuba is Heianjo Zogan, brass in iron. The menuki are gold and shakudo. The fuchi kashira and all the saya fittings are han dachi style of copper and en suite. There is a sleeve in the saya for kogatana/kotsuka but they are missing. Other than for one chip in te lacquer it is intact. The tsuka ito is intact and there are a couple missing chips of the same’. The koshirae comes with a paper from the NTHK, dated 2011.

There were 2 generations of Tango no Kami Kanemichi, working in close succession. The paper doesn’t specify a generation but the Genroku date is better tied to the Nidai (2nd generation). Both are respected smiths; this wakizashi is a good example of why that is true. Nice package. 2 pounds, 5 ounces. $1,675.