A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, kogissaki and koshizori with marudome bohi and koshi soe-hi on each side, itame-mokume hada, gonome-midare hamon of ko-nie, omaru boshi (tiny chip at point) and ubu nakago partly re-shaped, signed tachimei Bishu Osafune Morihisa, 14th century, 65cm. long; in scabbard inlaid with fishbones and pieces of coloured shell, the hilt with dragon and ken menuki, dragon and waves fuchi-kashira in shakudo with gilt takazogan and an iron Canton tsuba with two rain-dragons and interlaced tendrils