A WAKIZASHI, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii-zori, chugissaki, itame hada, gunome hamon with o-midare at the monouchi, chumaru boshi, o-suriage nakago, 17th century, 37.4cm., in a black lacquer saya with chozame inlay forming butterflies, with a copper and gilt kanamono of a dragonfly, shibuichi mounts comprising fuchi-kashira inlaid in various metals with herons, with signature Shokatei Motohiro and kao, kurikata inlaid with an eagle on a branch, menuki with herons in silver and gilt resting on leaves, ishimeji tsuba with herons in silver, kozuka lightly carved and inlaid with cranes, with signature Narisuke and kao