Measuring 38 1/4 inches overall with a 28 inch blade, which shows a strong, straight hamon, attractive grain, and a 9 inch long and deeply cut bo-hi groove on each side. The habaki is plain copper, with a round iron tsuba featuring gold accented woodland/shrine scenes and a three symbol signature on the underside (two cut symbols, one gold inlaid), similarly decorated fuchi bearing a different signature, figural scene on the kashira, and a set of clamshell/sea life themed menuki under the dark colored wrap. The saya is plain wood with a leather wrapping. The tang shows three (yes, three) mekugi-ana, with the bo-hi grooves running almost a full four inches below the habaki, a cut off signature (3 remaining symbols on the left, 2 on the right) on both sides, and an engraved "triple hollyhock" mon on the left side. While not documented, the use of the triple hollyhock in this manner is deeply associated with the bladesmith Yasutsugu and his students, who produced swords for the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, and in turn were granted permission to use the mon of the Tokugawa Clan on their blades. The production of Yasutsugu blades with the Tokugawa mon started in the early 1600s, with the family line of smiths in the capital of Edo going on into the 1860s. On other examples, this mon is found near or under the habaki, suggesting the lowest mekugi-ana is the original, and that the blade had been shortened upward of 5 1/2 inches during it's service life, which would put it at the upper end of tachi length and nearly odachi length when originally created.

Excellent. The blade shows some light spotting and edge nicks, and is otherwise bright with a sharp hamon. The furniture shows wear appropriate to age and use. A protective red lacquer has been applied to the sections of bo-hi below the habaki, with the rest of the tang having taken on a deep antique patina.