A Mino shinto wakizashi in mounts Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, early 17th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chu-gissaki, toriizori forged in itame hada with visible jinie, the tempered edge gunome midare based in nie and nioi and a ko-maru and midarekomi boshi, the ubu nakago with sujikai file marks, one hole and signed Kanesato saku, with a two-piece gilt-copper habaki carved with cherry blossoms by a bamboo fence, 17 7/8in (45.4cm) long The koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya, the tsuka wrapped in black silk over same and fitted with a shakudo migakiji fuchi carved with a dragon, and a horn kashira, the copper menuiki formed as coiling dragons, with a mokko tsuchimeji tsuba decorated with a dragon in clouds in gold and shakudo takazogan With Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 390528 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated February 28, 2012