Group of Four Shirasaya Wakizashi

Fujiwara Yasushige signed blade, 19-3/4 in.; older Koto blade, Bizen Province, "crafted in August" and "year before 1596" applied labels, 21 in.; wakizashi blade, unsigned, 18 in.; wakizashi blade, unsigned, 16-3/4 in. Provenance: Collection of Peter Shepherd, Garfield, New Jersey
Condition Report: scratches to blades, developing splits to wood, blade signatures not examinedÿ