A TANTO in aikuchi mounts, the blade hira-zukuri, iorimune, itame hada, midare hamon, ubu nakago, 19th century, 22.3cm., in a brown and black lacquer saya decorated with insects in gold hiramakie, silver ishimeji fuchi-kashira, kurikata, kojiri and uragawara, silver wasp menuki, mi-parti iron and silver kozuka with a silver insect, shibuichi kogai with a gilt snail and bamboo