Japanese Samurai Tanto - Edo Period (1603-1868).

JAPAN - Late Edo period (1603-1868). Samurai tanto. Fushi - Kashira in a set of patinated and gilded copper depicting maple and cherry leaves and irises on a nanako background. Tsuka in wood covered with stingray skin and blue silk braid. Menuki in chased and silvered copper, one depicting a sparrow on millet and the other a fan adorned with a pine tree. Kozuka in iron inlaid with gilded copper, decorated with a cicada, Chinese characters, and a cartouche; the blade is signed. Saya in glossy black lacquered wood, decorated on both sides in maki-e with a cherry blossom; kojiri in inlaid copper, decorated with a butterfly framed by gilded chrysanthemums; important kurigata in silvered and gilded copper, decorated with a butterfly and a chrysanthemum on one side and One side features a snail and the other an insect. Straight blade, regular hamon, tang pierced twice, unsigned. Sold with stand and silk carrying case. Dimensions: 36 x 3.8 x 4 cm. Blade length: 32.1 cm.