A SHINTO KATANA.
Edo Kanbun period.
The blade of shinogi zukuri, itame hada with wild midare, the suriage nakogo with two mekugi-ana, baering an englaved signature,Yamato no kami Minamoto Hironobu, Kishu ni oite seitetsu wo motte kore tsukuru, nagasa 62.4cm; the saya longitudinally divided in black roiro and samekawa nuri, fitted with an iron tsuba, fuchi kashira, menuki, all? with dragon motif, with a sword bag. (2)
刀 銘大和守源廣信