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Japanese Maru Tantō in Natural Wood
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SKU: TAN-005This tantō (短刀), of maru construction (丸, forged from a single piece of steel), is presented in a decorative version, without a true edge ("Lame: Non tranchante"), with a varnished natural wood scabbard that reveals the wood grain. A detail that stands out is unusual in the catalogue: the guard and the fittings of the handle have a dark green/turquoise finish, instead of the more common gold or dark tones. The cord at the mouth of the scabbard is longer than usual, intended for tying it or wearing it over a shoulder.
Identification
- Type of piece
- Tantō (短刀) - short Japanese dagger, one-piece construction (maru, 丸)
- Model
- Maru Tantō in Natural Wood
- Historical period depicted
- Edo period inspiration (江戸時代, 1603-1868), maru construction (丸)
Blade (Ha)
- Steel type
- One-piece forged steel (maru construction, 丸)
- Overall length
- 34 cm
- Blade length
- 21 cm (長さ, nagasa)
- Blade width
- 2.5 cm
- Spine thickness
- 5 mm
- Tip type (kissaki)
- Tantō-type point, with a straight profile
- Hamon type
- Decorative suguha-type line (直刃), without real hardening
- Hardening method
- No real hardening; polished decorative finish, on one-piece forged steel (maru, 丸)
- Blade finish
- Polished
- Edge condition
- Unsharpened, decorative
Grip (Tsuka)
- Tsuka length
- 10 cm (柄, tsuka)
- Core material
- Wood, wrapped in braided cord
- Samegawa (rayskin)
- Synthetic samegawa, under the wrap (鮫皮)
- Tsuka-ito (wrap cord)
- Dark brown/black cord, diamond-wrapped, with gold menuki visible at the openings (柄糸)
- Menuki (ornaments under the wrap)
- Gilt, discreet, visible under the wrap (目貫)
- Fuchi and kashira
- Fuchi (縁) in dark green/turquoise, unusual in the catalogue; matching kashira (頭)
Guard and mounting (Koshirae)
- Tsuba (guard)
- Round, small, in a dark green/turquoise tone (鍔)
- Tsuba material
- Metal alloy with a dark green/turquoise finish
- Habaki
- Gold-toned metal (鎺)
- Seppa (spacers)
- Fitted next to the tsuba (切羽)
- Mekugi (peg)
- Peg visible on the tsuka (目釘)
Scabbard (Saya)
- Scabbard material
- Natural varnished wood, without coloured lacquer (鞘)
- Colour and finish
- Natural wood tone
- Sageo (scabbard cord)
- Dark cord (brown/black), longer than usual, knotted next to the mouth of the saya as a fastening cord (下緒)
- Koiguchi (scabbard mouth)
- Integrated with the saya, in a dark tone (鯉口)
General information
- Predominant colour
- Natural wood tone and dark brown
- Materials
- Steel, varnished natural wood, metal alloy, textile cord
- Total weight
- 350 g
- Blade weight
- 220 g
- Balance point
- 3 cm above the tsuba (鍔)
- Recommended use
- Collecting and decoration
- Practitioner level
- Beginner / decorative
This tantō is forged from a single piece of steel (maru construction, 丸) and polished, without being sharpened. The handle is wrapped with dark brown braid over synthetic samegawa, revealing small gilt menuki in the openings of the diamond shape. The guard and fittings, finished in a dark green/turquoise tone, are assembled along with the other metal parts before attaching the whole to the natural wood scabbard, which is closed with a longer dark cord knotted near the mouth.
- Tantō (短刀) of maru construction (丸, a single piece of steel), without a real edge (decorative).
- Scabbard (鞘) in varnished natural wood, without coloured lacquer.
- Guard and fittings with a dark green/turquoise finish, unusual in the catalogue.
- Handle wrapped in dark brown cord, with visible gilt menuki.
- Cord at the mouth of the saya longer than usual, serving as a fastening.
- Approximate total length of 34 cm, with a blade of about 21 cm, typical measurements for this type of tantō.
- Collector's and decorative piece.
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