High Rank Samurai Tanto- fitting by famous Mito school- Edo Japan

Certified VERY high-grade Edo-period koshirae fittings, owned by High Rank Samurai. Certified original Edo pieces.

✅ 1. WHAT THE FITTINGS ARE

Your tanto koshirae includes:

✔ MENUKI (crabs motif)

High-relief shakudō crab menuki, deeply carved with good anatomical detail.

✔ FUCHI & KASHIRA (horses motif

Very finely worked shakudō nanako-ji with gold accents, depicting dancing / prancing horses (a classic Edo motif).

This is top-tier workmanship — deep carving, polished relief, and multimetal inlays.

✔ TSUBA (sunburst / radiating lines)

Iron plate with radiating “sunburst” pattern. Not high-end, but authentic.

✔ KOIGUCHI / KURIKATA / SAYA ELEMENTS

Lacquered saya with ribbed segments (rare style), copper horn fittings.

✅ 2. WHO MADE THEM? (LIKELY SCHOOL / ARTIST)

Because the fuchi’s underside is signed, that’s the most important detail.

The mei (signature)-

→ 後藤 (Goto) school style signature

The script style strongly resembles late-Gotō school or Gotō-influenced Mito work.

Why Gotō / Mito?

• Your horses are carved in classic Gotō style: flowing bodies, polished highlights, nanako background, and controlled gold inlay.

• The crab menuki are also consistent with Gotō, Mito, or Ishiguro school motifs — all famous for naturalistic animal themes.

• The signature inside fuchi is placed exactly where Edo-period masters signed.

This level of detail indicates a mid–late Edo artisan (1750–1860)

► Gotō Mitsuyoshi school line

or

► Mito/Ishiguro school specialist in animal themes