Japanese Edo Period Signed “Kagemitsu” Tanto Samurai Sword in Red Sheath LS#101 Kiseru & Tabakobon Date: Meiji 19–22 (1886–c

Date: Meiji 19–22 (1886–c

Yamazaki Toshinobu 山崎年信 (also recorded under the surname Saitō

It is a type of Kyo-yaki / kiyomizu-yaki (made in Kyoto) tea bowl

as the clamshells are often intricately decorated with beautiful designs

1860's) wooden carving with flowers

Japanese Edo Period Signed “Kagemitsu” Tanto Samurai Sword in Red Sheath LS#101 Kiseru & Tabakobon Date: Meiji 19–22 (1886–cSigned Japanese Tant (Kagemitsu)Muromachi period or later A Japanese short sword (tant) signed (Kagemitsu), attributed to a later smith of the Osafune Bizen tradition. The blade is of typical form with a straight suguha hamon, differing from the flamboyant chji midare of the Kamakura master. The signature is boldly placed on the tang (nakago), though carved in a simpler hand, pointing toward Muromachi or Edo manufacture rather than the great early