Offered by Tora Tori
In aikuchi mounting (without tsuba guard) in a lacquered sheath perfectly imitating the wood grain with deep carvings. On the handle of the scabbard is a centipede in relief and copper alloy as well as a bee and a grasshopper. It bears a signature in a cartouche,Shôzan. The blade, mumei, in hira zukuri presents the decoration (horimono), deeply chiseled, of a dragon with 3 claws chasing the sacred pearl. Total dimensions: 49 cm, blade 24 cm.