Japanese Wakazashi sword, Edo period. blade length of 17.5" with brass and silver habaki, nicely engraved kashira and fuchi with silk-wrapped ray skin tsuka, some cracking, has a parcel gilt bird and flower menuki, simple iron tsuba with rayed pattern of the nadekaku-gata shape with small gilt accents. 26" L. Condition:The blade has some minor mune-ware splits, and an unsigned tang. The wood saya is split with losses at the base and tip, appears to missing a small utility kogatana blade originally fitted in the saya. In need of overall restoration.

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