A wakizashi, Japan, early Edo period Blade shobu-zukuri, torii-zori gunome midare hamon, ko-maru agari boshi. Mokume and masame hada. Sashikomi polish. Sujikai yasurime, one mekugi-ana, mumei. Silver-covered copper habaki, plain muragata iron tsuba with sparse cherry blossom decoration. Fuchi/kashira of cast brass, decorated with a dragon motif. Dragon menuki, gilt blue silk binding over same, lacquer saya, decorated with aogai and chaffed straw. Shirimono kozuka, hares and crescent moon. Length k/m cm, overall length 58 cm. historic, histor, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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