A WAKIZASHI

MEI: HOMEIZAN SHIGENARI SAKU KORE AND DATED MEIJI ROKURIEN [1873 MID-SPRING]

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A WAKIZASHI
Mei: Homeizan Shigenari saku kore and Dated Meiji rokurien [1873 mid-spring]
The blade, kogarasu-maru-zukuri with masame hada and suguba hamon, ubu nakago, 20.7/8in. (53cm.), in a kizami-saya enclosed with a full length kojiri and kuchigane of silvered metal decorated with a dragon and clouds in katakiribori, fitted with a silver wari-kogai, fork and a cup-shaped tsuba ensuite, the hilt fittings decorated with a tiger and bamboo, and dragon menuki, the fuchi signed Ippo

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