A KATANA The blade honzukuri, koshi-zori with chugissaki tsukare, itame hada with o-hada, komidare hamon, midare-komi boshi, full length grooves both sides, ubu nakago, Muromachi period 73.9cm., in an ishime-ji brown lacquer saya, shakudo ishime-ji fuchi-kashira with butterflies in gilt takazogan, Murakami school, silver menuki formed as peonies and foliage, 17th (detached) century, iron tsuba carved with an elephant in low relief details in gold and silver nunomezogan, Umetada school, with a shirazaya and sayagaki attributing the blade to Kaga Ietsugu of the Tenbun period (1532-54)