kantei-sho (鑑定書) No 4000163

kiri-hōō sukashi-tsuba (桐鳳凰透鐔) mumei: Hizen (肥前) kawarigata (変り形), tetsu-ji (鉄地), nikubori ji-sukashi (肉彫地透), kin nunome-zōgan (金布目象嵌), maru-mimi (丸耳) Migi wa tō-kyōkai ni oite shinsa no kekka, hozon-tōsōgu to kantei-shi kore o shō-suru. (右は當協會に於て審査の結果保存刀装具と鑑定しこれを証する) Heisei nijūyonen gogatsu tsuitachi (平成二十四年五月一日) kōeki-zaidan-hōjin (公益財團法人): Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (日本美術刀劍保存協會)

Appraisal

sword guard with openwork design of phoenix in paulownia unsigned: Hizen irregular shape, iron, large and three-dimensionally carved openwork design, gold surface inlay, round rim According to the result of the appraisal committee of our society we judged this work as authentic and rank it as Worthy of Preservation. May 1, 2012 [Foundation] NBTHK