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. FOOTNOTES: [A] The dimensions in millimetres represent the whole length, the length from Bōshi to Habaki moto, and the Sori respectively. [Illustration] [Illustration: YAMANAKA & Co. Plate I.] [Illustration: YAMANAKA & Co. Plate II.] [Illustration: YAMANAKA & Co. Plate III.] [Illustration: YAMANAKA & Co. Plate IV.] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Japanese Swords, by Anonymous