A Shintō Wakizashi In Attractive Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century Hirazukuri

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A SHINTŌ WAKIZASHI IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century Hirazukuri, iorimune forged in itame hada with a gunome tempered edge and ko-maru bōshi with a long return, chiseled on the omote side with maru-dome bōhi and on the ura side with gomabashi , the slightly machiokuri tang with two holes and sujikai file marks, with a one-piece gold-foil habaki chiseled with waterbirds alighting on a stream with cherry blossom petals; the koshira-e mounted with shakudō ishimeji fittings decorated with bird themes, the saya lacquered in variegated black stripes on a reddish-brown ground with flecks of gold, in imitation of dew-strewn bamboo, with kojiri and koiguchi chiseled and inlaid in gold with reeds and grasses in a stream, the kurikata with plovers over waves and the kaeshizuno formed as a crow, with a kozuka chiseled in bold relief and inlaid in gold and silver with a crane perched on a rock and pine trees above crashing waves, signed Hashimoto Isshi , with a kaō and dated Meiji sanensai kitō kore o saku (Made in the winter at the end of 1869), the tsuka wrapped in brown silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira with rocks and flowing water in high relief shibuichi and gold, inscribed Iwamoto Konkan and with a kaō , and menuki of crows in flight, the rounded-rectangular tantō tsuba chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper in high relief with a heron perched on river pilings among water plants Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 31.5cm (12 3/8in) long.