Kanefusa (active circa 1550-1580) A Mino daisho (set of long and short swords) with koshira-e (mounts) Muromachi period (1333-1573), 1560s Katana Sugata (configuration): honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori, and an extended kissaki Kitae (forging pattern): fine ko-itame hada mixed with flowing itame hada with slight utsuri Hamon (tempering pattern): noiideki gunome midare with large, rounded heads (Kanefusa-midare), with sparkling ko-nie, nioi, and ashi Boshi (tip): midare komi, Jizo-boshi Nakago (tang): o-suriage, ha-agari kurijiri, with two holes and takanoha file marks, katana-mei Kanefusa Habaki (collar): one-piece, gold-foil Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 30 1/8in (76.5cm) Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 1/4in (3.2cm.) Sakihaba (width before tip): 7/8in (2.2cm) In a shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) O-tanto Sugata (configuration): hirazukuri, iorimune, with a shallow curvature Kitae (forging pattern): itame hada in ji-nie with chikei Hamon (tempering pattern): gunome midare mixed with togariba with clusters of nie and utsuri Boshi (tip): ko-maru with a long return Nakago (tang): ubu, two holes and katte sagari file marks, singed Kanefusa Habaki (collar): one-piece copper, gold-foil Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 11 7/8in (30.2cm) Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 1/4in (3.2cm) In a shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) Koshira-e comprising black ishime-nuri saya, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and fitted with shakudo fuch-gashira decorated with sachihoko (dragonfish) in takabori and gold takazogan, shakudo menuki formed as shachikoko and iron tsuba decorated with dragons in waves in takabori and gold takazogan The katana with Tokubetsu Hozon Token (Sword Especially Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 1010055 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated December 10, 2018 The o-tanto with Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 3019345 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated December 10, 2014