* Image is for illustrative purposes only.Tachi Signed Yasumitsu (Kochi Castle History Museum)
太刀 銘 康光（高知城歴史博物館）
Also known as: Yasumitsu
Description
Overview
This is a tachi signed "Yasumitsu", designated an Important Cultural Property on 30 April 1921 (Taisho 10). It is a work of Osafune in Bizen, attributed to the Osafune school smith Yasumitsu, who was active from the late Nanboku-cho period into the early Muromachi period. The blade length is 82.8 cm.
Ownership and Holding
The owner is Kakegawa Shrine, and the sword is held at the Kochi Castle History Museum in Kochi Prefecture. The 10th lord of the Tosa domain, Yamauchi Toyoatsu, dedicated it to Kakegawa Shrine.
Mounting
It is fitted with a nishiki-zutsumi ito-maki tachi mounting. In 1814 (Bunka 11), the 12th lord of the domain, Yamauchi Toyoshi, had the blade repolished and the mounting renewed.
Legends & Stories
A tachi signed Yasumitsu held by the Kochi Castle History Museum and listed as a Muromachi-period Important Cultural Property.