A shin-shinto daisho
Late Edo Period
The katana blade of shinogi-zukuri form with o-gissaki, sanbon-sugi of nioi, mokume-hada, with kaki-nagashi-hi; the nakago with two mekugi-ana, unsigned, the wakizashi blade of similar form with notare-ha of nioi, mokume-hada; the nakago with two mekugi-ana, unsigned; in shirasaya; koshirae: the saya of polished same; the iron tsuba of Nanban type, pierced with monkeys (senbikizaru) within a shibuichi mimi; the fushi-kashira of shibuichi, with namazu and gourd in gold and shakudo takazogan; kozuka of shakudo nanako with maru-ni-age-ha no maru-mon in gilt takazogan. 63½cm and 39.4cm (25in and 15½in) long. (4).