A koto mino wakizashi blade by kanetsune, 16th century, mounts depicting Daruma, 19th century

of shallow torii-zori, wide hira-zukuri, narrow suguba of nie, ko-maru boshi with kaeri-fukai, mokume-hada, ubu-nakago with two mekugi-ana, mei Kanetsune, 31cm., 12 1/4in.; in shirasaya; with koshirae comprising bamboo bound saya applied in pewter and horn with a hosso and green stained bone kuri-gata; wood tsuka with copper fuchi-kashira and kanemono showing Daruma and mokugyo; copper kozuka in the form of bamboo applied with a mokugyo and inscribed with a poem, the fuchi with seal To-u

An N.B.T.H.K. tokubetsu kicho certificate, issued 1978, accompanies the blade
An N.B.T.H.K. tokubetsu kicho tosogu certificate, issued 1978, accompanies the mounting