ATTRIBUTED TO TAMETSUGU (circa 1315-1380) An Etchu naginata-naoshi wakizashi Nanbokucho period (1336-1392), mid-14th century Sugata (configuration): naginatazukuri Kitae (forging pattern): mokume hada in jinie Hamon (tempering pattern): notare with visible nie, kinsuji, and sunagashi Nakago (tang): o-suriage with indistinct file marks and three holes Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 18 3/4in (45.7cm) Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 1/8in (2.8cm) In a shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) With Tokubetsu Hozon Token (Sword Especially Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 1012267 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated November 2, 2019