Moonswords Jin Sakai matched katana and tanto, hand-forged clay-tempered damascus steel with gilded bronze fittings and a rayskin-wrapped tsuka, an example of coordinated daishō koshirae

250 Years of Edo Daishō: Koshirae, Not Blades, Marked Samurai Status

A daishō (大小) is a matched pair of Japanese swords, literally "large and small," most commonly a katana and wakizashi mounted in matching koshirae...