Tachi, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) Shinshinto shinogi zukuri blade, Chôji midare temper. Gilded brass mounts with engraved scroll decoration. Saya in byakudan lacquer imitating cherry bark. Tsuka covered with same and a blue and black tsuka ito. Menuki decorated with tigers near a waterfall on one side and the legend of Nittan No Shiro (Tadatsune) riding a wild boar on the other. Nagasa : 63.2 cm