A tanto, Japan, blade dating from the early Koto period Blade hira-zukuri, weak suguha hamon with ko-midare, kinsuji, inazuma. Strongly polished o-mokume hada. remains of a dragon with ken-horimono and two soe-hi. Kesho polish. Nakago with one mekugi-ana, sujikai yasurime, mumei. Gilt copper habaki, plain mokko tsuba made of shibuichi. Shakudo fuchi/kashira with coin-shaped takazogan. Aoi menuki, fawn-green coloured silk binding over same. Restored brown-black lacquer saya. Length k/m cm. Total length 43 cm. historic, historical, Japanese, Asian, Asia, Far,

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