Details
A katana
with silk bound shagreen hilt, gilt bronze fuchi-kashira and menuki, rounded square tsuba applied in gilt, black lacquer scabbard decorated in hiramakie and aogai with birds and butterflies, the blade with sugaha hamon -- 25in. (65.4cm) long, 17th Century; and a Chinese coin sword -- 18in. (47cm) long, 19th Century. (2)
with silk bound shagreen hilt, gilt bronze fuchi-kashira and menuki, rounded square tsuba applied in gilt, black lacquer scabbard decorated in hiramakie and aogai with birds and butterflies, the blade with sugaha hamon -- 25in. (65.4cm) long, 17th Century; and a Chinese coin sword -- 18in. (47cm) long, 19th Century. (2)