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A tanto
with silk bound shagreen hilt, silvered metal fuchi-kashira decorated in relief with karashishi amongst cloud scrolls on a nanako ground, oval iron tsuba with stippled gilt decoration, polished bronze kozuka with applied shakudo pheasant and gilt flowers, and stippled black lacquer scabbard, the blade -- 12in. (30.5cm) long, circa 1500.
with silk bound shagreen hilt, silvered metal fuchi-kashira decorated in relief with karashishi amongst cloud scrolls on a nanako ground, oval iron tsuba with stippled gilt decoration, polished bronze kozuka with applied shakudo pheasant and gilt flowers, and stippled black lacquer scabbard, the blade -- 12in. (30.5cm) long, circa 1500.