Japanese wakizashi (short sword) in matching fittings, the blade: shinto, nagasa 53.9cm (25.25''), saki-zori, o-kissaki, iori mune, kosuji-chigai or katte sagari, ko-notare (shallow swell), chu-shuguha with ko-gunome, notare komi komaru boshi, the tang signed 'Echigo-kami Kanesada' (Settsu, 17th century), [healthy blade]; together with koshirae consisting of an iron tsuba with a reticulated oval plate featuring with two samurai warriors along a seashore, with gold accents and signed Nobunori; a pair of menuki featuring samurai warriors, a set of Goto school style fuchi-kashira, featuring Tadanobu with a go board, or two battling warriors in gold, copper and shakudo on a nanako ground; a Goto school style kozuka and kogai set decorated with sode (shoulder guards) in gold, silver and shakudo on a nanako ground, the blade signed Heian [ ] Fujiwara Kaneshige; and a black lacquered saya (scabbard) with unusual inlaid decoration of fish bone or basking ray scales (minor losses to lacquer)

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