This Japanese wakizashi sword features a blade length (nagasa) of 31.1 cm (overall length 49 cm) with an ohira-tsukuri shape, iorimune back, and omaru temper line (boshi & kissaki). The temper pattern (hamon) includes hoso-suguha and ko-midare. The grooves (hi or horimono) are koshi-hi, extending slightly longer on the omote. The hada pattern (jihada) is itame. The blade dates to the Koto period and is in very good condition.

The tang (nakago) has a kiri tip, indicated kurijiri, and weak sujikai yasurime file marks, with two mekugi-ana (peg holes). The signature (mei) reads Yukimitsu.

The handle (tsuka) is made of samegawa (rayskin) on wood, wrapped in green silk. The menuki are decorated with helmet, neck guard, and tachi motifs in shakudo and gold. The tsuba is copper with a raised shakudo edge, featuring inscriptions of a tiger and leaves. The fuchi-kashira are shakudo-namakoji with gold inlays depicting samurai. The blade collar (habaki) is silver, richly decorated with wave patterns, and there are two brass washers (seppa).

The kozuka is shakudo-nanako with shi-shi and peonies, gilding worn, and the blade includes decoration, inscription, and bonji. The saya (scabbard) is black lacquer with brown, fallen semicircle patterns, uragamara fittings in gold-plated brass, featuring hishi-gata mon and an unidentified mon, with a bound violet sageo.

This extremely elegant wakizashi has a good blade, very nice menuki, and a beautiful saya. It was presented by Emperor Hirohito to Count Starhemberg for his services and was part of the Albert Polster Collection in 1987.