A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, strong torii-zori with extended chugissaki, itame hada, notare hamon with yakidashi, omaru boshi, ubu nakago, 19th century, 71cm., in a black lacquer saya with incised decoration, silver fuchi-kashira carved and inlaid with foliage, similar silver kojiri with signature Rakuunsai Kazunori, shibuichi menuki of kirin, mokkogata shakudo tsuba chiselled and inlaid with flowers and butterflies, with signature Hiromoto