A Japanese sword (wakizashi)

A Japanese sword (wakizashi), blade 22 in., shinogi-zukuri with choji-midare hamon, exhibits utsuri and tobiyaki, unsigned nakago with conjoined ana, copper or shakudo habaki with scratches and raised grains, associated koshirae comprising: iron tsuba with semi-incuse leaf decoration overlaid with flowerheads, fuchi and kashira in shakudo with gilt waterfowl by a stream, plain laquered saya.