A KATANA MOUNTED AS A CANE The blade Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century, the koshira-e Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of honzukuri, iormune, chu-gissaki, toriizori configuration forged in itame hada and witha gunome choji midare tempered edge with nie, ashi and sunagashi, ending in a midare komi boshi, the o-suriage tang with two holes and indistinct file marks, 26 1/4in (66.6cm) long, with a one-piece gilt-copper habaki, in a wood shirasaya storage scabbard The 19th-century koshira-e realistically modeled to resemble a walking stick with knots and rough bark, decorated with leaves in colored lacquer