Edo period, 18th centuryHon-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, torii-zori forged in ko-itame hadawith a choji midare tempered edge and indistinct boshi, the ubutang with one hole and kiri file marks and machi-okuri, one-piece gilthabaki.18 1/8in (46cm) long19th-century koshira-e comprising a ribbed black-lacquer saya, atsuka wrapped in black silk and fitted with shakudo nanko fuchigashirawith peonies in gold takazogan and copper and gilt menuki ofhiten, the brass oval plate tsuba decorated with punch marks.