1st Dec, 2023 13:00
Fine Japanese Art
281
A TANTO IN SHIRASAYA
Sold for €585
including Buyer's Premium
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
The sugata is hira-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is gunome-midare with tobiyaki, the boshi is komaru, and the hada is masame. One side of the blade engraved with an inscription reading Inari gosha ookami (‘The five pillar shrines of Inari kami’), a Shinto votive prayer. The gold one-piece habaki with diagonal file marks. The nakago with one mekugi-ana and a kuri jiri.
NAGASA 17.3 cm, TOTAL LENGTH 24 cm (the blade) and 27.5 cm (the shirasaya)
Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, traces of use, few small blisters.
The inscription on the present tanto’s blade refers to Inari kami, one of the principal kami of Shinto and the patron of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. By the 16th century, Inari had become the patron of blacksmiths and the protector of warriors, and worship of Inari spread across Japan in the Edo period. Inari is often venerated as a collective of three deities (Inari sanza); since the Kamakura period, this number has sometimes increased to five kami (Inari goza). However, the identification of these kami has varied over time. According to records of Fushimi Inari, the oldest and perhaps most prominent Inari shrine, these kami have included Izanagi, Izanami, Ninigi, and Wakumusubi, in addition to the food deities previously mentioned. The five kami today identified with Inari at Fushimi Inari are Ukanomitama, Sarutahiko, Omiyanome, Tanaka, and Shi.
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
The sugata is hira-zukuri with iori mune, the hamon is gunome-midare with tobiyaki, the boshi is komaru, and the hada is masame. One side of the blade engraved with an inscription reading Inari gosha ookami (‘The five pillar shrines of Inari kami’), a Shinto votive prayer. The gold one-piece habaki with diagonal file marks. The nakago with one mekugi-ana and a kuri jiri.
NAGASA 17.3 cm, TOTAL LENGTH 24 cm (the blade) and 27.5 cm (the shirasaya)
Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, traces of use, few small blisters.
The inscription on the present tanto’s blade refers to Inari kami, one of the principal kami of Shinto and the patron of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. By the 16th century, Inari had become the patron of blacksmiths and the protector of warriors, and worship of Inari spread across Japan in the Edo period. Inari is often venerated as a collective of three deities (Inari sanza); since the Kamakura period, this number has sometimes increased to five kami (Inari goza). However, the identification of these kami has varied over time. According to records of Fushimi Inari, the oldest and perhaps most prominent Inari shrine, these kami have included Izanagi, Izanami, Ninigi, and Wakumusubi, in addition to the food deities previously mentioned. The five kami today identified with Inari at Fushimi Inari are Ukanomitama, Sarutahiko, Omiyanome, Tanaka, and Shi.
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