Hiromoto (Active Circa 1818). A Suishinshi Katana with a Cutting Test in Mounts. Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century. Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori, forged in itame hada with a suguha tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi. Signed Ōshū Nihonmatsu no jū Hiromoto Kōfū Shiba ni oite, inscribed Ōmori Hachirōemon seibi motomeru. Includes cutting-test inscription by Yoshida Monbira Yamada Gengorō.