Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA in Resting Scabbard MG 08-15 Maxim and processing at the Philadelphia

and processing at the Philadelphia QM Depot

Measures approximately 1 1/2 inches in height and 1 1/4 inch wide)

The medal is circular

He re-instituted traditional ceremonies as public displays and broadened the range of people with whom royalty socialised

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Original 15th-16th Century Japanese Wakizashi Signed BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA in Resting Scabbard MG 08-15 Maxim and processing at the PhiladelphiaOriginal Item: Only One Available. Wakizashi ( "side inserted companion sword") is a general term for a sword between one and two shaku long (30 cm and 60 cm). Generally it is the short blade that accompanies a katana in the traditional samurai daisho pairing of swords, but may be worn by classes other than the samurai as a single blade, also worn edge up as the katana. As best we can tell, this example dates from the Muromachi period ( Muromachi