A tanto with steel blade, shagreen hilt and black lacquered scabbard mounted in gilt-bronze and silver with an immortal standing on a coiled dragon above breaking waves (kozuka missing, slight wear to blade) -- the blade 8¼in.long; a dagger with grooved steel blade and grooved lacquered hilt and scabbard -- the blade 6.in.long; and another dagger with wood blade grooved wood hilt and polished brass scabbard decorated with a flowering prunus tree.

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A tanto with steel blade, shagreen hilt and black lacquered scabbard mounted in gilt-bronze and silver with an immortal standing on a coiled dragon above breaking waves (kozuka missing, slight wear to blade) -- the blade 8¼in.long; a dagger with grooved steel blade and grooved lacquered hilt and scabbard -- the blade 6.in.long; and another dagger with wood blade grooved wood hilt and polished brass scabbard decorated with a flowering prunus tree.
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