鎬造、庵棟、身幅広く、反り尋常、中鋒。Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Standard Sori, Chu-Kissaki
鍛Kitae
板目肌に、杢目肌交じり、地沸微塵に厚くつき、地景入る。Itame-hada, mixed Mokume-hada, Jinie fine and thick, Chikei entered.
刃文Hamon
のたれに、小互の目交じり、足よく入り、湯走り掛かり、小沸よくつき、砂流し掛かり、匂口明るい。Notare, Mixed Small-gunome, There are many Ashi, Yubashiri-kakari, Konie entered well-filled. Sunagashi-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright.
帽子Boushi
乱れ込んで小丸。Midarekonde-komaru
茎Nakago
生ぶ、先栗尻、鑢目檜垣、目釘孔一。Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurimehigaki, Mekugiana is 1.
ハバキHabaki
上貝金着下貝銀無垢二重。Upper shell gold and lower shell silver solid double.
KagaKatsuie is said to be the child of Echizen Chiyoduru Kunitsugu, who follows the trend of coming to Japan, and moved to Kaga around Oei (1394) in the early Muromachi period, becoming the ancestor of the Kaga Dharani school.
This Dharani school was under the patronage of the Maeda clan in the Edo period and prospered until the end of the Edo period.
According to the appraisal, Mino was named from Higakiyasuri, and it is possible that he went back and forth between Mino and Kaga.This sword has a relaxed Notare, Mixed small-Gnome, Ashi entered well-filled. Yubashiri-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright and good works.