Long sword (katana) with black lacquer saya with raised waves, fish, octopus and mon (includes 51.1264.1-51.1264.3)

Description Black lacquer saya with raised waves, three fish, in copper and gold, two with mon, and a silver octopus. Mountings of shibuichi and silver , with waves and fish of gold and copper, mekugi; peony and vine; iris and plum near kashira. Menuki - fish and waves. Kogai inscribed. Kozuka inscribed on blade and handle. Seppa and habaki of gold. Lower half of blade is double-edged.

Provenance Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931

Inscriptions [Signature] Omori Hidetomo; [Transcription] Ushu Yajima shin Fujiwara Kunishige saku kore/ Keio ni tora nen ni gatsu nichi. [unread] Masatane; [Translation] This is made by Kunishige of the Fujiwara clan, official of Ushu province, Yajima./ Keio 2 (1866), year of the tiger, 2nd month. [unread] Masatane. none