[ Feature ]
Form : Hira-zukuri. Iori-mune. Mihaba is oridinal. Kasane is rather thick. Shallow sori attached.
Engraving : Both on front and back sides, there are bo-hi grooves.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasuri is higaki. Saki is kuri-jiri. Two holes.
Jigane : Itame-hada with some changes. Jinie attached. On the whole, it has some shirake-gokoro.
Hamon : In gunomes, gunome-choji, and blades which are similar to the shape of end notch of an arrow. Ko-ashi and yo appeared. Ko-nie attached, which outline is clear. Sunagashi appeared.
Boushi : It runs in midare-komi. Shape is round. It turns relatively deep.

松葉散石目塗鞘 : 木瓜形喰出鐔(赤銅磨地・魚々子地耳)、舟図縁(赤銅魚々子地金色絵)、梅枝図目貫(赤銅容彫金色絵)、武将図小柄(銅地高彫金色絵)
Matsuba-chirashi ishime-nuri zaya : mokko gata hamhidashi tsuba (shakudo migaki-ji, nanako-ji mimi), hune-zu fuchi(shakudo nanako-ji, kin-iroe), ume-gae menuki(shaku-do, katachi-bori, kin iroe), busho-zu kozuka(do-ji,taka-bori, kin-iroe)
Pine Needle Scabbard, Ishime-nuri Scabbard :
Hamidashi scabbard (Shakudo red copper, polished base, nanako base edges),
Boat design on the rim (Shakudo red copper, gold painting on fish-eye base),
Menuki with ume branch design (shakudo red copper, gold painting in high relief), small handle with warrior design (copper, gold painting in high relief).

[ Highlight ] This is a short sword of excellent workmanship with a light, ko-gunome, kavy blade pattern with an extravagant, alternating wavy blade pattern. Kanetomo was a swordsmith from Seki, Mino province, in the late Muromachi period.

[ Conditions ] Old polish, it is possible to preserve and appreciate it in its current state, but it would be even better appreciated if very light rust and flaws were removed.