銘めい刀とう

noun

sword inscribed with the swordsmith's name

Refers to a blade bearing the maker's signature, often valued as a work of art or historical item.

• この銘めい刀とうは江え戸ど時じ代だいの名めい工こうが打うったものだ。

  This inscribed sword was forged by a master craftsman of the Edo period.