27.25 in. blade, signed on tang, gilt brass guard with four chrysanthemum blossoms, ray skin grip wrapped in silk and mounted with a brass chrysanthemum menuke; painted iron scabbard with a single suspension ring.

From the Collection of Mr. Salvatore Benedetto, Charlotte, North Carolina

Bright blade; patina to brass; ray skin and wrap intact; paint losses to scabbard, especially to lower quarter.