Japanese Tanto dagger. Mounted koshirae. Fuchi kashira in...

Japanese Tanto dagger. Mounted koshirae. Fuchi kashira in blackened iron with dragon motifs enhanced with gold and dots. Openwork tsuba with seated figure motif. Saya in lacquered wood, bronze kurigata in the shape of a mushroom with gold and silver highlights. Kojiri decorated with a house on a mountainside. Slightly missing. Straight blade with beautiful hamon returning on the back. Pierced and signed. Kosuka with three-tone mounting and horse decoration. Total blade length: 30.5 cm. Nagasa: 21.8 cm. Bizen school, Edo period. Expert ; Alban Degrave