- Mei: Chikugo no Kami Kunifusa (筑後守国房)
- Date: Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673)
- Nagasa: 18 inches
- Sori: 9.5 mm
- Width at the ha-machi: 28.5 mm
- Width at the yokote: 20.1 mm
- Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.0 mm
- Construction: Shinogi zukuri
- Mune: Iori
- Nakago: Ubu
- Kitae: Itame
- Hamon: Notare Gunome-choji
- Boshi: Ko-maru
- Condition: Beautiful sashikomi polish
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Kantei-sho (鑑定書) – Appraisal
Chikugo no Kami Kunifusa (筑後守国房)
Shōshin (正真) – Authentic
nagasa 1 shaku 5 sun 1 bu kore ari (長さ壱尺五寸壱分有之) – Blade length ~ 45.7 cm
Heisei 31 nen 3 gatsu 1 nichi (平成三十一年三月一日) – March 1, 2019
Nihon Tōken Hozon Kai (日本刀剣保存会) – NTHK
No 18738
meibun (銘文) – Signature: Chikugo no Kami Kunifusa (筑後守国房)
kitae (鍛) – Forging: itame
hamon (刃紋) – Hardening: notare mixed with gunome-chōji
bōshi (鋩子) – Hardening in tip: sugu with a ko-maru-kaeri
chōkoku (彫刻) – Engravings: on the omote side a dragon chasing a gem, on the ura side a bonji and gomabashi
nakago (中心) – Tang: mekugi-ana (目釘穴) 1, yasurime (鑢): sujikai
bikō (備考) – Remarks: Iyo province, around Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673)
shinsa’in natsu’in (審査員捺印) – Seals of Judges: 4 seals