A Japanese sword (katana)

A Japanese sword (katana), blade 28.5 in., torii-zori, with masame-hada and midare-hamon, nakago appears tsuriagi with ana encroaching slightly on the six character mei (Echi Zen Kuni Jyu Kane Nori); silvered habaki with neko-gaki, iron tsuba with simple moulded border and decorated with a chased and gilded dragon, fuchi and kashira with waves in relief, menuki in the form of dragons, saya with textured lacquer, horn koiguchi, kojiri in similar style to the fuchi-kashira.