A Japanese wakizashi with kogatana

Late Edo period/early Meiji era

Wakizashi in lacquer saya with Edo kogatana; katana signed on the nakago; blade with hako-midare hamon, itame hada, silvered habaki, single hole to nakago; ray skin tsuka with gilt fish menuki, gilt birds on fuchi and kashira, bronze mixed metal tsuba; Edo period kogatana with copper kozuka and bronze menuki.

Length: 24 5/8 in. (overall)

Length: 62.55 cm. (overall)

Provenance: Private collection, Connecticut.

Condition: Blade in overall good condition; lacquer saya with some chipping; shallow dents to back of kozuka.

Dimensions of blade: Length: 15 1/4 in.; Length: 38.74 cm.

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