A wakizashi in tachi-mounting, Japan, Edo Period Shinogi tsukuri blade, chu kissaki. Hamon in midare, based on notare with nioi kozure, a little sunagashi, and niju ba mixed with chu niye. Boshi ko maru with deep kaeri. Masame/chu mokume hada. Kesho polish in good condition. Nagako with one menugi ana and sujikai yasurime. Inscribed, "Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Rai Kunimichi". Torii zori. Gilded copper habaki with nekogaki. Tachi-koshirai from the Meji period. Saya with nashiji lacquer, both sides with three Tokugawa mons in gold lacquer. Simple mountings engraved in ,

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