KURIHARA KENJI NOBUHIDE (1815-1880) A Musashi Tantō in Fine Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1862 Of hirazukuri, iorimune configuration forged in itame hada in jinie with a wide nioiguchi, the tempered edge chōji midare with nioi, nie, and sunagashi ending in a ko-maru bōshi with a long return, chiseled with a serpentine dragon on the omote side and a blossoming plum tree on the ura side, the ubu tang with two holes, katte sagari file marks, signed Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide, and dated Bunkyū n