[ Feature ]
Form : Mihaba is relatively wide. Healthy kogatana form.
Nakago : Yasurimes are suji-kais.
Jigane : Well grained.
Hamon : It has yaki-dashi just from ha-machi. Gradually it becomes wider "ha" width. It mixed notare. Saki turns in round, with notare-komi. It runs in shallow notare, toward the direction parting from mune.
Boushi : It turns long till mune-machi.

YAMAGUCHI Kiyofusa has real name YAMAGUCHI Takeshi. He was born 4th December Shôwa 7(1932). He learned creation of swords under SUMITANI Masamine, national intangible cultural asset. He became independent accredited to create the swords in Shôwa 44. He established his workshop in Morioka city, Iwate prefecture. In Shôwa 45(1970), he exhibited at Sixth Shinsaku-Mietô ten, and got a prize as effort. Afterwards, he was entitled in many occasions, such as Mainichi Shinbu award, Prince Takamatsu-no-miya award, NBTHK chairman award. In Shôwa 62(1987), his sword was honoured as Kunzan award. He was accredited to Mukansa in same year.

[ Conditions ] The sword is in brand new. No polishment for appreciation was done. Hamon can be observed dimly.