Japanese Samurai Tanto Short Sword Signed "Tomoyuki" c15th-18th Century LS#008 Metalwork Measures: 52" wide by 50"

Measures: 52" wide by 50" tall

The takazogan (高彫象嵌 — raised inlay) metalwork wraps the circumference: silver wire wave lines undulate in two registers

Decoration & Symbolism:

butterflies) — rendered in softer polychrome enamels that contrast the restrained grey-wash of the figure side

It is professionally framed

Japanese Samurai Tanto Short Sword Signed "Tomoyuki" c15th-18th Century LS#008 Metalwork Measures: 52" wide by 50"Signed Japanese Tant (Tomoyuki)Muromachi to Edo period This Japanese short sword (tant) bears the signature (Tomoyuki) on its tang, linking it to a lineage of swordsmiths active from the Muromachi through the Edo period. The blade is of classic form, single edged with a straight temper line (suguha), and shows the patina of age along its surface. While the exact smith cannot be attributed with certainty, the name Tomoyuki appears in multiple