"Wakisashi Edo Period "
Mid-Edo period wakizashi. 56 CMBlade:
Torii zori shape, Gunome midare ha temper line still visible. O-kissaki point, Iri-yamagata tang.
Some dents and oxidation on the kizu.
Mount:
Menuki depicting flowers, fuchi and kachira in iron inlaid with reed shakudo and a bird motif. Naga maru gata tsaba (oval, 60mm x 66mm) in iron inlaid with reed shakudo and a pagoda under a crescent moon.
Kogatana with a kozuka also decorated with reeds and a bird motif. Blade likely not original.
Saya lacquered to imitate ray skin.
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