A WAKIZASHI, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and torii-zori with horimono of a snake on omote, wild midare hamon and komaru boshi, the hada obscured by "fingerprint" rust and rubbing, suriage nakago signed Mihara, the rest cut off, probably 16th century, 46.4cm long; in mijingainuri scabbard with two snakes in hiramakie (retouched), with gilt-rimmed shakudo-nanakoji handachi fittings, shakudo and gilt menuki formed as groups of shells, gilt-rimmed Yokohama tsuba depicting lake Biwa and a shakudo-nanakoji kozuka depicting Hidesato killing the giant centipede