A FINELY MOUNTED TANTO, the blade takenokozori, atsui kasane and iorimune, excellent ko-itame hada with chikei, suguba hamon of ko-nie, komaru boshi and ubu nakago, signed Heianjo ju nin Tadakuni (of Inaba), circa 1624, 26.2cm. long; in black lacquered scabbard with red samegawa-togidashi hilt , the silver fittings depicting chrysanthemums and comprising a kojiri formed as a stylised flower, saya-kanamono as a flower and two leaves, kurikata as a flower and the uragawara, wari-kogai, kozuka and kuchigane all engraved with the kikusui design, with a git kikugata tsuba, gilt kikusui menuki and silver fuchi-kashira carved and pierced with flowers and leaves, the kozuka signed Tsuneyuki and kao, 1769-1828, Yabu family and pupil of Ichinomiya Nagatsune, the warikogai signed Tsuneyo, adopted son of Tsuneyuki