K70545(W6918) Wakiashi signed Sagami-koku Kenpaku YASUTOSHI-saku Pray to be in sound health in the 16th day January, 61th year of Showa(A.D.1986) JPYen500,000
Modern sword (1986/Sagami-province)
Length of cutting edge36.0cm Curvature0.4cm Width of base33.7mm Thickness of base6.0mm Width of Yokote35.1mm@Length of tip22.2cm
Sugata(configuration) : Osoraku-zukuri, mitsu-mune, Mihaba is wide leading to large point(O-kissaki). There is Bohi and Soehi grooves on both sides.
Kitae(forging pattern) : Kitae is combination of Itame-hada(wood grain) mixing in with tight ko-itame(fine wood grain) above Yokote ridge(tip).
Hamon(tempering pattern) : Hamon is Notare based, large gunome. Habuchi is covered in conspicuous Nie that creates Kinsuji and sunagashi activity.
Boshi(tip): Wavy midarekomi and hakikake brushing up.
Nakago(tang) : UBU(unaltered) the signature on the hakiomote is chiselled Sagami-koku Kenpaku YASUTOSHI-saku and ura is marked Kigan Mubyou-Sokusai(pray be in sound health) and dated Showa rokujuichi-nen Ichigatsu Ju-roku-nichi(in the 16th day in January 1986).
This wakizashi has an Osoraku-zukuri construction that has close resembles to a work of Minamoto Kiyomaro. Yasutoshi - his real name is Ono Kiyoshi who lives in Sagami(Yokohama-city, Kanagawa province), born in A.D.1948. There is an insignificant dot of Kitae-hada upper Shinogi-ji on one side. The entire forging is well kneaded Itame-hada and it's pattern creates bright Kinsuji and Sunagashi in the interior of temper.
Black lacquered Aikuchi koshirae fittting shows some marks of hollows, Katabami-mon Makie crest. Gold double habaki collar.