A JAPANESE TANTO (SHORT SWORD). Edo period, possibly Meio era. The blade of hirazukuri with notare gunome choji hamon on komokume hada, the nakago with one mekugiana signed Fujishima, nagasa 26cm, mounted in a shirasaya; koshirae: black lacquer saya partially decorated with gold nashiji at the lower register, the hilt applied with silvered kanamono, 42.5cm. 短刀 Accompanied by a certificate issued by Fujishiro Matsuo, Tokyo.