A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, very shallow koshi-zori with ko-gissaki, itame hada with ji-nie, choji-midare hamon of nie with sunagashi and yakidashi, hakikake boshi, ubu nakago with signature Bushu ju Hirokuni, 17th century, 69.9cm., in a black lacquer saya, copper nanako tsuba and fuchi-kashira in Hikone style, gilt dragon menuki