JAPANESE SHORT SWORD (WAKIZASHI),Koto period (Pre 1600). Blade: thin hira-zukuri (flat, no ridge line), repeating set of three gonome midare in temper (one large and two small repeating), but only partial visible on omote side. Nakago (tang): Ubu (uncut), mei (signature): Kane-(Mitsu?). Koshirae (mountings): tsuba (guard) kinko (soft metal) shakudo; saya (scabbard): green with chips of fish scale, and kinko kojiri (scabbard tip); suke, unwrapped with fuchi only, shakudo with two gilt trim figures, kodzuka (utility knife) with blade and bust of samurai with gold gilt trim, and not signed - 12 3/18 in., 30 9/10 cm. Estimate $500-700
