[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri. Iori-mune. Mihaba is wide. Kasane is relatively thick. Shallow sori attached. There are some differences between moto-haba and saki-haba. Chû-kissaki form.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are suji-kais and keshô. Saki is kuri-jiri. One hole.
Jigane : Itame-hada well grained. Fine jinie attached.
Hamon : Gunome-choji in koshi-hiraki form. Ko-nie attached. Fine suna-gashis appeared.
Boushi : It runs in sugu. It turns in komaru form.

[ Highlight ] This work is attributed to Koretoshi ( premier), le deuxième fils de Kato Chouunsai Tsunatoshi, qui était un charpentier du clan Yonezawa à la fin de la période Edo. Koretoshi succeeded to the family throne in the first year of the Ansei era, and was given the name Choun-sai.Later he became a craftsman in the Hyuga Ito family.Hand-held, heavy and sturdy distribution of the body weight. The nakago is long and well formed. The skin texture of the grain forging in itame. Hamon in gunome-chô-ji with koshi-hiraki form has clear distinction between jigane. Such characteristic is one of highlight of this sword.

[ Conditions ] Slight scratches. However, rest is maintaining good conditions.