A HANDACHI KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and torii-zori with marudome bohi on each side, ko-itame hada largely obscured by shallow scratches, midare hamon of ko-nie, hakkakeru boshi and ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana, unsigned, early 17th century, 70.1cm. long; in fibre-textured black lacquer scabbard with copper ishimeji-nuri handachi fittings decorated with pine-needles and plum blossom, kabuto and tachi menuki and bronze kagami-shi tsuba depicting Ebisu and Daikoku, signed Yamashiro ju Masayoshi