Details
A TANTO, the blade hirazukuri, iorimune and torii-zori, all detail obscured by rubbing (rust pitting near point), ubu nakago signed Kane, 19th century, 27.8cm long; the koshirae comprising a carved wood saya simulating pine bark inlaid with a dragon in boxwood high relief (small repairs), iron kojiri and soft-metal kozuka, the hilt of carved ebony with hanashi menuki depicting a fox and a badger in disguise, Mino-Goto fuchi-kashira with autumn flowers and a shakudo-nanako tsuba with gilt kiri mon