[ANTIQUE WEAPONS]. [JAPAN]. Wakizashi. Namazuo-zuruki" (catfish tail) type blade with throat (bo-bi/kaginagashi) and triangular back (irio-mune), signed on the tang. Copper habaki, wrought iron tsuba, tsuka covered in shagreen and black silk lacing, decorated with two bronze menuki representing Fo dogs. Saya (scabbard) in black lacquered wood with space for kozuka (missing). Length 47 cm. Minor accidents and restorations to the scabbard. Provenance: José Henry collection.