A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, ihorimune, chugissaki and torii-zori with itame-mokume hada, suguba hamon of ko-nie and komaru boshi, ubu nakago signed Kawachi no Kami Kanesada, Washu Kanenaga yeyo (a branch descendant of Yamato Kanenaga), and dated Kanbun junen (1670) hachigatsu Kichijitsu, 70.8 cm.; with brown lacquer saya decorated with a dragon in brown takamakie, iron kojiri carved with a dragon in clouds, iron tsuba with two dragons in marubori, signed Echizen ju Kinai saku, shakudo and gilt fuchi-kashira depicting dragons and waves, inscribed Omori Eishu