A BIZEN TANTŌ IN SUPERB MOUNTS WITH ICHIJŌ-SCHOOL FITTINGS Muromachi period (1333-1573), dated 1558 Of hirazukuri, iorimune configuration forged in itame hada and a suguha tempered edge, the omote side chiseled with a Buddhist ken, and the ura side with gomabashi, the ō-suriage tang with two holes, with truncated inscription Bizen kuni and dated Kōji yonnen (1558), with a one-piece gold-foil habaki; the finely decorated 19th-century aikuchi goshira-e comprising a gold-lacquer saya decorated with