A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki, tori-izori, itame hada, slightly tsukare, ko-midare hamon of nie, omaru boshi, unsigned, o-suriage nakago, late 15th/early 16th century, 64.5cm. long; in its red and black speckled scabbard (damged), with kojiri, shakudo nanako, fuchi-kashira decorated with gilt pine needles and flowers, shakudo menuki of spiders and wasps, 17th century, iron Konara tsuba carved with a bell, gilt details, 17th century

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A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki, tori-izori, itame hada, slightly tsukare, ko-midare hamon of nie, omaru boshi, unsigned, o-suriage nakago, late 15th/early 16th century, 64.5cm. long; in its red and black speckled scabbard (damged), with kojiri, shakudo nanako, fuchi-kashira decorated with gilt pine needles and flowers, shakudo menuki of spiders and wasps, 17th century, iron Konara tsuba carved with a bell, gilt details, 17th century

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