A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, shallow torii-zori with chugissaki, itame hada, midare hamon of nie, komaru boshi, o-suriage nakago, 17th century, 72.9cm., in a black lacquer saya decorated with gold tendrils, patinated ishimeji brass handachi fittings, the fuchi signed Kounsai Kosen and kao, Manen (1860) gojuhachisai, associated menuki, large iron tsuba (rubbed) formed as a mass of myoga and ginko