English: Katana forged by Nagasone Kotetsu. The letters inlaid with gold on the tang (nakago) indicated that Yamada Kauemon, the official executioner of the Tokugawa shogunate and examiner of sword cutting performance, cut the four human torso overlapped.
Katana forgiata da Nagasone Kotetsu. Le lettere intarsiate in oro sul codolo (nakago) indicano che Yamada Kauemon, il boia ufficiale dello shogunato Tokugawa ed esaminatore delle prestazioni di taglio, tagliò quattro torsi umani sovrapposti.
Katana forged by Nagasone Kotetsu. The letters inlaid with gold on the tang (nakago) indicate that Yamada Kauemon, the official executioner of the Tokugawa shogunate and examiner of sword cutting performance, cut four overlapped human torsos.