(set of long and short sword)
The katana of shinogi-zukuri form of shallow curvature with a bo hi to either side, irregular gunome-ha of nioi with profuse nie, tight mokume hada, the ubu nakago with kuri-jiri, sujikai yasurime and one mekugi-ana, signed Yamashiro no kami Fujiwara Toshinaga; the wakizashi of shinogi-zukuri form, narrow suguba of nioi and nie, indistinct itama hada, the suriage nakago with kiri yasurime and two mekugi-ana (one plugged), unsigned; the koshira-e (mounts): the saya of ribbed form, lacquered black with densely sprinkled aogai nashiji, the tsuba and fuchi-gashira of shakudo nanako, inlaid in gold and shakudo takazogan with dragons, unsigned; the kozuka of shakudo nanako inlaid in a similar manner with a crane flying towards a nest containing five chicks in the canopy of a pine tree, signed Shokatei Motohiro with a kao; each with a brocade bag. (7).
注脚
Accompanied by NBTHK certificate for the katana blade dated Showa 56 (1981); a NBTHK tokubetsu kicho certificate for the wakizashi blade, attributing it to the Mihara school, dated Showa 56 (1981); and a NBTHK tokubetsu kicho certificate for the koshira-e, dated Showa 56 (1981).