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In the lists and the treatises
| Year | List or treatise | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1797 | 懐宝剣尺 (Kaihō Kenjaku), by Yamada Asaemon | 大業物 (ō-wazamono), the second of four grades, for the first |
| 1933 (published in 1935) | Tomita Kiyama’s ranking of shintō swordsmiths, in the manner of sumō | West maegashira |
Works on display
A wakizashi signed 肥後守国康 (Higo no Kami Kuniyasu), 51.6 cm long and from the early Edo period, from a private collection, was number 24 in the exhibition “Nihontō omote to ura no sekai” (“the Japanese sword, the front and the back”) at the NBTHK’s Japanese Sword Museum, from 24 October to 24 December 2020, in the part devoted to the hamon.