Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A Japanese sword (o-wakizashi), blade 21 in., shinogi-zukuri with single hi, hamon is gunome midare becoming suguha towards the nakago, ubu-nakago with two character mei (kane tsune) enraved in a style suggesting a gendaito, plain silvered habaki, iron tsuba with applied silver kylin and mixed metal foliage, tsuka with gilt highlighted shakudo mountings comprising fuchi and kabutogane kashira with waves in relief, and menuki in the form of birds in flight, lacquered saya with subtle pattern of spiral bands and mounted en suite to the tsuka, kogatana with character engraved on the blade and with gilt and shakudo kozuka adorned with clams in a reed basket.