The blade with one mekugi-ana, the nakago with spurious inscription, midare hamon (some rust marking and kizu), tsuka retaining its iron fuchi applied with trailing leaves and gourds in gold, shakudo and copper, and circular iron tsuba carved as leaves, in its black lacquered saya with ribbed upper section, the lower half decorated with a bird and leaves in gold, red, brown and green lacquer, complete with shirimono kodzuka, and contained in a cloth bag