Japan - Yoshitsugu- Japanse hira-zukuri tanto blade met " habaki ", gesigneerd - Tanto

Japanese hira-zukuri tanto blade with " habaki ", without shirasaya or koshirae . The blade traditionally forged by one of the modern Japanese gendai swordsmiths Yoshitsugu and signed " Yoshitsugu saku " and dated 1991. The blade has decent polish , "itame " hada , "notare-gunome " hamon with deep temper in the point, a lot of activity and highly visible "nie" and "nioi"(crystal) ", ubo nakago" . There are no chips, nicks or curvatures in the blade and "cutting edge" is very sharp. Length nagasa (cutting edge) : 25. 7 cm, "motogasane": 0. 6 cm ,"motohaba": 2. 7 cm. Will be shipped by insured mail (except to Russia and China) . I try to describe the condition of the item including any possible flaws as good as possible. I have added many photos of the item, so please make your assessment based on the photos. The sword stand is not a part of the lot.