O5/199
WAKIZASHI HANDACHI KOSHIRAE
Japan,
blade 16th - beginning of the 17th century
Sue koto - early shintō mumei wakizashi. Hira-zukuri, iori mune, chu kissaki, itame-hada, nioi deki ko choji hamon, l. of blade 43,4 cm. Koshirae: handachi, nanako ji imono tsuba with a motif of a bird on a plum, kuro-nuri saya, silver menuki.
Missing knife kozuka.