An attractively mounted shinshinto tanto by sokan, dated 1847

of hira-zukuri, choji-midare hamon of ko-nie and nioi, ko-maru boshi, namu ami butsu horimono, the reverse with koshi-hi and soe-hi, ubu-nakago with one mekugi-ana, mei Koga ni oite Sokan saku kore, Koka 4 (1847, 11th month); 30.3cm., 12in.; in shirasaya; together with koshirae comprising brown lacquer saya and tsuka simulating rotting wood applied in shibuichi, shakudo, copper and gilt with a snake, frog, snail and insects, fuchi signed Hamano Terunori

An N.B.T.H.K. hozon token certificate no. 373534, issued 3rd April, 2006, accompanies the blade
An N.B.T.H.K. hozon tosogu certificate no. 450171, issued 21st April, 2006 accompanies the koshirae