1. KATANA. _2 shaku, 2 sun, 6 bu._ 890, 685, 17 mm.[A] Ko Gunomé midare
yakiba, deep Kaeri bōshi, signed Sasaki Niudo Ippo of Gōshū.
Kwanyei period (1624-1643).
2. KATANA. 855, 650, 11 mm. Narrow yakiba, engraved on one side with
Ono no Tofu, the frog and willow, on the other with characters,
_Yanagi amé Kan Ki_. [_Plate._
3. KATANA. _2 shaku, 1 sun._ 795, 645, 13 mm. Very fine wave yakiba
with deep niyé, signed Kagekuni of Settsu. (Manji period.)
4. KATANA. _2 shaku, 2 sun, 8 bu._ 880, 695, 11 mm. Midare yakiba Bōshi
majiri, signed Kaneuji, in gold inlay, attributed to Kaneuji of
Mino.
5. KATANA. Large heavy blade. _2 shaku, 4 sun, 4 bu._ 932, 710, 6. With
long bōshi kaeri, midare yakiba, wave form with tsuyu, signed
Korekazu, attributed to Fujiwara Korekazu of Yedo, Bushu. Circa
Kwanbun (1661-1672).
6. KATANA. 825, 645, 17. With Ogunomé yakiba, signed Tsuta Omi no Kami
Sukenao, dated Tenwa 3, second month (1683).
7. KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun, 5 bu._ 917, 718, 18. Large Choji yakiba,
bōshi kaeri, signed Awataguchi Ikkanshi Tadatsuna. Circa Kwanbun
(1661-1672). [_Plate._
8. KATANA. _2 shaku, 2 sun, 5 bu._ 892, 685, 10. With nokogiri yakiba,
double yasurime, signed Mutsu no Kami Daido, (Omichi of Mino).
[_Plate._
9. KATANA. _2 shaku, 2 sun, 8 bu._ 880, 695, 17 mm. With long wave
yakiba and deep groove, signed Harumitsu of Osafuné, Bizen.
[_Plate._
10. KATANA. _2 shaku, 2 sun, 4 bu._ 885, 680, 19 mm. Narrow yakiba,
maru bōshi, signed Kunimura, attributed to Kunimura of Kikuji Higo.
11. KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun._ 860, 70, 21. Hitatsura on all jigané but
not on shinogi, signed Akihiro of Sōshu, dated second year of
Teiji. [_Plate._
12. KATANA. _2 shaku, 1 sun, 5 bu._ 840, 650, 33. Ogunomé midare yakiba
with Rio no me tsuyu imitating splashing waves, signed Made at Toto
(Yedo) by Kato (chounsai) Tsunatoshi, dated Bunsei 10, first month.
[_Plate._
13. KATANA. _2 shaku, 5 sun, 3 bu._ 1,010 mm., 755 mm., 8 mm. sori, 75
mm. bōshi, shinogi tapering from 10 to 8 mm. Very fine double
yakiba, ko gunomé midare and hitatsura, signed Muramasa. [_Plate._
14. KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun, 4 bu._ 920, 710, 23. Ko midare yakiba,
signed Bushu no jiu Yamamoto Geki Toshinaga, Kyoho, 1716-1735.
_Jiugo mai Kabuto buse_, i.e., made of metal folded fifteen times.
15. SHOBU BLADE. 520, 400, 8. Uno kubi style, Kammuri otoshi, with Ken
engraved and treble groove on other side up to the middle,
unsigned, attributed to Hiromitsu.
16. KATANA. Bizen blade. _2 shaku, 4 sun, 5 bu._ 950, 740, 22. Broad
gunomé midare yakiba, attributed to _Yoshimitsu_.
17. KATANA. Very curved blade, the lengths being 950 mm., 758 mm. and
_sori_ 26. Ko midare yakiba, narrow shinogi, signed Fuyuhiro of
Sōshu (Sagami).
18. KATANA. Broad blade. _2 shaku, 2 sun, 2 bu long._ 940, 745, 18 mm.
sori. With irregular yakiba in breaking waves style, the shinogi
reduced on one side by two grooves (_Hi_), stopping a third of the
way up, the portion nearer the heel being grooved singly and
deeper, with tama reserve, single groove on other side, tapering
nakago, signed Nagasoné Okisato Niudo Kotetsu Saku. [_Plate._
19. KATANA. The blade _2 shaku, 6 sun, 7 bu_. 1,004 mm., 810, sori 10
mm. Choji midare yakiba, signed Kiushu, Higo Dotanuki Nobuyoshi
(Shin-ka). Eiroku period. [_Plate._
20. KATANA. _2 shaku, 5 sun._ 990, 752, 20. Broad blade with tapering
nakago, midare yakiba, signed Kawachi no Kami, Minamoto Motoyuki
(Hon-ko), dated Genroku 9, the eighth month. _Saijo nichi Goku Shin
Kitai_, i.e., the very truest forging on the most auspicious day.
[_Plate._
21. BIZEN KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun, 5 bu._ 940, 710, sori 27 mm.
Unsigned, grooved on both sides, attributed on its character to
Kumotsugu (_Unji_) of Bizen, period Ōan (1368-1374). The double
blood grooves on shinogi, the lower one ground down. [_Plate._
22. KATANA. 915, 710, 8. Broad blade with long boshi, wide shinogi on
one side with engraved Ken, the other side with deep groove
engraved with a Bonji in reserve. Unsigned. Wide midare yakiba.
[_Plate._
23. KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun, 3 bu._ 915, 705, 17. Hitatsura blade,
signed Nobusada, of Kyoto. Eikyo period (1429-1440). [_Plate._
24. KATANA. 690, 560, 18. With midare yakiba, engraved Amakurikara and
Bonji characters, much rubbed down, unsigned.
25. KATANA. 878, 675, 6. Narrow yakiba with deep niyé and niòi, ken and
Amakurikara ken horimono, signed Kotsuke no Suke, Minamoto
Yoshimasa. [_Plate._
26. KATANA. 940, 730, 17. Narrow yakiba, heavy blade, signed Yokoyama
Sukemuné of Osafuné, Bizen, dated the third year of Bunkiu, the
eighth month, 1863.
27. KATANA. 920, 695, 8. Very heavy blade with broad straight yakiba,
signed Yamato no Kuni Heijo (Hira-shiro) Fujiwara no Michiharu
(Dōsei), inscribed Naniwa sattei (Satsuma) Temmangu shi tomo ni
Koreō tsukuru ken no do tetsu wo motte, Keio 2 (1866), eighth
month--made of the same iron as the sword which I made for Temmangu
Satsuma Yashiki in Osaka.
28. NARROW KATANA. 805, 635, 15. With straight yakiba, the _Hi_ ground
down, signed Riokai Muneyoshi, dated Taiyei 3 (1523), eighth month.
29. KATANA. 840, 665, 17. Fine narrow blade with sanbon sugi yakiba,
unsigned. [_Plate._
30. KATANA. 810, 610, 18. Gunomé midare yakiba, signed Sukemuné,
engraved with Taishakuten as a Chinese warrior, sword in hand,
standing on a dragon, and on the other side the characters
Taishakuten, fittings of shakudo, and silver, with dragon and waves
design. Red and black lacquer scabbard with dragon in silver and
gold lacquer in relief. [_Plate._
31. WAKIZASHI. Shobu blade. 495, 370, 9. Curious yakiba, ishikaki
style, signed Kuniyuki. [_Plate._
32. WAKIZASHI. Broad blade. 605, 455, 12 mm. sori. Large midare yakiba,
Bōshi Kaeri, signed Nagasada (Ei-tei) and dated Keio, first year,
fourth month.
33. WAKIZASHI. Bizen blade. _1 shaku, 6 sun, 5 bu._ 637, 495, 10.
Grooved on both sides, midare yakiba, Kaku muné, tanzaku,
signature, Bizen Osafuné Norimitsu, dated Kiotoku, fifth year,
second month (1456), interesting blade.
34. WAKIZASHI. _1 shaku, 6 sun, 8 bu._ 645, 510, 17. With midare
yakiba, signed Kuninaga, attributed to Senjiuin in Shoō period,
1288-1292.
35. WAKIZASHI. 580, 435, 12. With remarkable kiku-sui yakiba, signed
Setsuyo Okamoto Yasutomo, dated Bunkwa third year, eighth month.
Shakudo fittings, nanako, red sparrows, and man walking on a path.
[_Plate._
36. WAKIZASHI. 590, 460, 15. Brass tsuba with stags, the fuchi and
Kashira cranes in low relief. _Mensoku sosei Niudo Taro Sadataka._
Kozuka Jurojin, signed Joi.
37. WAKIZASHI. Bizen blade. 550, 435, 17. With plain polished shakudo
tsuba, all other mounts shibuichi inlaid with cranes, and water
plants minute iroyé in relief, unsigned.
38. WAKIZASHI. 650, 465, 10. Hitatsura blade, signed Fujiwara no
Kanemichi (Kindo) Iga no Kami, Nihon Kaji Sasho; on the other side,
sixteen-petal chrysanthemum and the characters, Jorai (Kaminari
yoké, protection against thunder). [_Plate._
39. WAKIZASHI. 510, 395, 10. Shobu, kammuri otoshi, signed Kanemoto.
Shakudo tsuba nanako with animals of the zodiac, dragon,
menuki-fuchi and kashira, tiger and waves, shibuichi, signed
Toshikagé.
40. WAKIZASHI. Heavy blade. 510, 370. Signed Kanefusa. Mounted in
shakudo nanako with Hotta mokko crests in relief.
41. TANTO. 360, 260 mm. Straight hiratsukuri with horimono of Dragon
and Ken, _Amakurikara Rio_, sugu-ha, signed Kagehira.
42. TANTO. 375, 275. Unsigned, with silver mounts engraved with a
creeper, signed Riushosai Takahisa. Black scabbard with Karakusa in
gold togidashi.
43. TANTO. 250, 190. Signed Mitsuhiro. Mounted entirely in metal,
embossed with dragons and tigers, partly gilt.
44. TANTO. Kammuri otoshi. Suguha 350, 255. Signed Fujiwara no Ason
Shizukuni (Chinkoku) Heianjo ni oite, dated Mèiji, 3. Made to the
order of Taira no Ason Takechika. Copper Kozuka with bamboo in
sumiyé, signed Dairiusai Mitsuhiro. Ribbed red scabbard.
45. TANTO. 320, 240. Suguha, signed Kanesada, shibuichi mounts with
cherry blossom on waves, signed Togintei Yoshiteru. Kozuka
shibuichi with cherry blossom and maple leaves iroyé in relief,
signed _Goto Mitsumasa_.
46. TANTO. 370, 275. Signed Kanenori. Silver fittings, tiger and waves.
Katakiri, signed Soyu, black scabbard with waves in relief.
_Ex Gilbertson, coll._
47. TANTO. 440, 325. Mounted with shibuichi tsuba in the shape of two
butterflies, small fittings, shakudo kebori and hirazogan, flowers
of the four seasons, signed Sugioka Ikkio, Kozuka and Kogai to
match, iroyé in relief. Red scabbard with fukiyosé gold.
_Ex Gilbertson, coll._
48. TANTO. 370, 275. Fittings in Hosono school, signed Hakuōsai
Toshihisa. The Kozuka, signed Hosono Sozaemon Masamori.
_Ex Gilbertson, coll._
49. TANTO. 380, 280. Mounted in the style of the Tanaka school, all the
fittings ivory with clouds in relief and gold nunomé, lacquer
scabbard in Wakasa technique. _Ex Gilbertson, coll._
50. TANTO. Mounted in carved scabbard, inlaid with a mother-of-pearl
snake. The tsuba shibuichi, with cranes in relief, signed Shokatei
Tomotsuné. Kashira with Kiri crest in gold on shakudo nanako.
_Ex Gilbertson, coll._
51. TANTO. 370, 270. Narrow yakiba, signed Kanemune, the fittings
nigurome with big nanako and plum blossoms in relief silver--Kozuka
bamboo in shibuichi.
52. AIGUCHI. 340, 240. Midareba. Shakudo mounts, with engraved floral
_mon_, signed Kanahara Naomichi, Kozuka shakudo nanako, flowers of
Autumn, iroyé in relief, black lacquer scabbard with suzuki grass
and dew-drops of silver.
53. AIGUCHI. 245. With narrow yakiba, fitted on silver mounts decorated
with chidori and waves, Katakiri. Scabbard lacquered black with
chidori decoration.
54. BOKUTO (wooden sword) decorated with a rabbit and waves, signed
Zeshin.