A curved, polished blade, whole, with the white edge and the short tang, on a black background.

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Two National Treasures · one Important Art Object

Famous works

The works bearing his name that have an official designation, and where they are.

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  1. Designated works
  2. Lists and treatises
  3. Gallery

Designated works

WorkCategoryWhere it isDetails
Tachi 銘則房 (mei Norifusa)National Treasure (kokuhō), since 31 March 1953Fukuyama Museum of Art, Hiroshima77.3 cm blade, 3.2 cm sori, 22.7 cm nakago, shortened; comes from the Tokugawa house
Katana 無銘則房 (mumei Norifusa)National Treasure (kokuhō)Kyūshū National Museum, Dazaifu69.5 cm blade, ō-suriage, unsigned; its double gold habaki bears the openwork three-leaf mallow of the Tokugawa
Katana 折返銘則房 (orikaeshi-mei Norifusa), Katayama IchimonjiImportant Art Object (jūyō bijutsuhin)Private collection68.9 cm blade; in the NBTHK exhibition from 14 March to 24 May 2026

Lists and treatises

He is not recorded in the Kyōhō meibutsuchō (享保名物帳, Kyōhō meibutsuchō) or in the wazamono lists, in the sources consulted.