Katana by Kanesaki, a smith of Seki in Mino province, forged in the Sengoku period according to the original seller. The blade, with a nagasa of 71.0 cm and a sori of 1.3 cm, is shinogi-zukuri with an iori-mune, a fairly high and wide shinogi, a deep curvature, little taper and an extended chū-kissaki. The original seller describes a tightly forged, even itame with patches of larger itame, strong masame on the shinogi-ji and utsuri; a midareba hamon with a slightly tight nioiguchi and plentiful nie, mixing togari, yahazu and gunome-chōji with ashi; and a midarekomi bōshi with a deep turn-back, with muneyaki down to the middle of the blade. The tang, with a kurijiri tip and taka-no-ha yasurime, has a single mekugi-ana and appears intact in the photographs. The omote bears the signature 濃州関住兼先作 (Nōshū Seki-jū Kanesaki saku) and the ura the character 置 (probable reading: oki); according to the original seller, further characters may once have been cut below it, and he suggests it may have been a votive or presentation blade. It is kept in shirasaya, according to the listing, and the original seller declares NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papers.