A FINE KATANA BLADE, honzukuri and shallow torii-zori, ihorimune and chugissaki with itame-mokume hada, notare-midare hamon with many nie extending into the ji, komaru boshi and ubu nakago, signed Etchu ju Fujiwara Shigekiyo, circa 1624, late Norishige group, 27¼in.; with roironuri koshi-kizami saya with Tokugawa aoimon in gold hiramakie (damaged), with iron Kanton tsuba, shakudo nanakoji fuchi-kashira decorated with armour and a saihai in gilt and shakudo takazogan, the menuki depicting warriors, all unsigned