A Japanese tanto, early Edo period Blade hira-zukuri, very slight torii-zori. O-mokume hada. Signs of fatigue, small hardening cracks towards the mune. Sanbon-sugi midare hamon, ko-maru boshi with short kaeri. Kesho finish. Nakago with two mekugi-ana and higaki yasurime. Inscribed "Noshu (no) ju Kanemichi saku". Silver plated copper habaki. Nademaru-gata iron tsuba with carrier. Iron fuchi-kashira in rubbed takabori, shishi and peony. Black binding over same. Non-matching menuki in the form of cherry blossoms. Smooth black lacquer saya. Corroded iron kozuka wit,

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