Koto wakizashi Late MUROMACHI Era (1333 - 1573) / MOMOYAMA Era (1573 - 1603) Signed (mei): Kanemoto Kore wo suriageru Blade (sugata): shinogi zukuri, iori mune, kaki nagashi bo-hi extending on the spindle, chu-kissaki Forge pattern (hada): itame Temper (hamon): midare Tip (boshi): ko-maru Rocket (nakago): suriage keitai, kiri nakagojiri, two mekugi ana, kiri yasurime Length (nagasa): 56.3 cm Mounting (koshira-e): Tsuba: iron nagamaru gata with openwork maru bori decoration of a dragon among foaming waves, the droplets inlaid with gilt copper Fuchi kashira: en suite, in shibuichi with gilt copper inlaid decoration of insects on a nanako background (praying mantis, suzumushi and dragonfly) Kojiri : in hammered iron decorated with a dragonfly in gilt copper and shibuichi Kurikata : in suaka, with shibuichi and gilt copper decoration of a fly and a spider Kogai : in shibuichi with relief decoration and inlay of suaka and gilded copper of a saddle and a whip Kozuka : in shibuichi with relief decoration and inlay of gilded copper of a kabuto, a whip and a banner Menuki : in shibuichi, suaka and gilded copper of a cicada and a cicada larva Scabbard (saya) : in black-brown lacquer inlaid with purple shells