A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), LATE KOTO PERIOD the blade hon-zukuri, iori-mune and chu-kissaki, engraved with a bo-hi ni tsure-hi on each face, tight itame-hada (almost muji-hada), notare-midare hamon in ko-nie, ko-maru boshi and ubu nakago with single mekugi-ana, kuri-jiri and signed Mutsu (no) Kami Kaneyasu on the omote; with shira-saya Nagasa: 59.1; Moto-haba: 2.8 cm; Saki-haba: 1.8 cm This sword is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate No. 3009225 dated July, Heisei 27.