A tanto with cloisonne enamel saya [scabbard] | Meiji period, late 19th century

Property from an American Collection

A tanto with cloisonné enamel saya [scabbard] 

Meiji period, late 19^th century

The cloisonné enamel saya [scabbard] mount decorated in various coloured enamels and worked in copper wire with chrysanthemums, engraved brass fittings, with a blade

22 cm., 8⅝ in. long