Shinto:Chujo saku ranking: wazamono cutting test ranking:
Yamashiro province.
The blade was polished.
habaki:copper single habaki gold color.
Blade length : 70.90 cm or 27.91 inches.
Sori : 1.50 cm or 0.59 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.16 cm or 1.24 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 2.74 cm or 1.08 inches.
Kasane : 0.75 cm or 0.29 inches.
Era : Edo period Kanei era.
Shape : The blade is regular size with small sori
and longer kissaki Kaei style.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha with some koashi work.
Boshi is round shape.
Special feature : Shinano kami Minamoto Nobuyoshi is Mishina school Yamashiro sword smith and designated as Wazamono cutting test ranking.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the mokko style iron tsuba,
a man on the horseback is engraved.
Fuchikashira :On the iron plate, dragons are engraved.
Saya : black color kawarinuri saya.
Menuki : a horse is engraved on syakudo plate.
NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
