This is the Dutch " Token Hozon Kyokai" appreciation of the blade:

This sinobe tanto is made in the style of Chikushu-no-Ju Sa (Meibutsu Kosetsu Samoji).

Katana kaji: Andrew Jordan
Blade: Sinobe Tanto
Total length: 49 cm
Length of blade: 37,8 cm
Depth at munemachi: 36 mm
Thickness at munemachi: 7 mm

This sinobe tanto has marumune, a stretched medium sized kissaki and a markedly high koshizori. The kitae in itame shows an admirable amount of ji-nie. There are yubashiri seen here and there as well as chikei, making the steel surface bright and serene.

The hamon of notare mixed with gunome and ashi is admirably sprinkled with nie and is also embellished with sunagashi and kinsuji. Its nioiguchi stands out clearly. The boshi on the obverse undulates modestly and has a fairly pointed tip: it is wilder on the reverse and has an almost thrusting tip.

The hi on the left side half way up the blade coming to a graceful tip in harmony with the point. On the right side two hashi hi a little shorter than half-way. There is one mekugi-ana.

O-Sa, who is considered to have been one of the ten students of Masamune, is unique because his skill which went beyond the confines of Kyushu tradition by successfully taking up Soshu-den and combining it with this own. His new style features the ji and ha of exceedingly bright and clear appearance, which is what appeals most to sword collectors. Samoji left a relative large number of signed examples, most of them in tanto form.

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