Tanto signed Bishu Osafune Sukesada, Nagasa 33cm. The polish is ok, you can easily make out the Itame Hada and the Hamon is actually quite complex when viewed in the right light.
As many know, the Bizen Osafune school is one of the most famous Smiths, it started as early as the Kamakura period and prospered all the way until the Bakumatsu period. It is said that one of the reasons for its success was its close proximity to Water and iorn sand from the Yoshi river and charcoal rendered from a nearby pine Forrest.
