Mino katana with mounts
Attributed to Magoroku Kanemoto, 15th-16th century
Sugata (configuration): broad honzukuri, iori mune, torii zori with an extended kissaki
Kitae (forging pattern): fine itame of jinie with chike
Hamon (tempering pattern): sanbon sugi in nie with ashi, utsuri and tobiyaki
Boshi (tip): midari komi with a Jizo finish
Nakago (tang): suriage with two holes and kiri file marks with gold-inlaid attestation Kanemoto
Habaki (collar): one-piece silver
Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 27 5/8in (70.2cm)
Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 3/8in (3.3cm)
Sakihaba (width before tip): 1in (3cm)

The 19th-century koshirae comprising a black-lacquer ishime saya decorated with dragonflies in iroe takamakie and hiramakie with iridescent shell embellishments mounted with an iron kojiri with a gilt dragonfly in relief; the tsuka fitted with iron tsuchimeji fuchi-gashira with dragonflies in high-relief gilt metal and gold and shakudo menuki carved as pheasants; elongated oval iron plate tsuba with a raised rim and decorated on the web with Amida yasuri and a large dragonfly in gold overlays

With Tokubetsu Kicho Token (Sword especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 180943 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The society for the preservation of the Japan art sword), dated 1970.2.22

With Tokubetsu Kicho Koshirae (Scabbard especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 192 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The society for the preservation of the Japan art sword), dated 1970.2.22