each distinctly decorated, the blades engraved with bamboo, prunus, and other foliage, and bearing monogram, "B", the handles composed of patinated and parcel-gilt metal, cast and chased with various imagery including birds amidst bamboo, cranes in flight, turtles in an aquatic environment, a samurai, and a monk in rocky outcropping, all marked.

Length 7 3/4 inches.