A WELL MOUNTED AIKUCHI TANTO, the blade hirazukuri, iorimune, ko-itame hada with ji-nie, ko-midare hamon of nie with broad habuchi, hilt not removed, 22.6cm., in a black lacquer saya decorated with gold cherry blossom (repaired), the koiguchi, fuchi, kurikata, uragawara and extended kojiri of silver decorated with gilt cherry blossom on foaming waves, the latter sigend Toryu Masahisa and Kao, the similar kogai and kozuka signed Seiryudo Hideaki, the menuki of cherry blossoms with a gourd and poem paper, the kozuka blade finely chiselled with courtiers and a poem paper, 19th century