"Tanto Dagger Dagger Saourai Lacquer Japan Bird"
Tanto late edo with a straight dip line (suguha). Lacquered scabbard with a sparrow on a branch and a butterfly on the handle, there is the signature of the master lacquerer in kanji (Chinese writing) as well as a kaikan (signature of the master). 
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