Mark with Japanese Mark: 香盧軒　黒沢美明 "Kouroken | #458428

香盧軒　黒沢美明 "Kouroken Kurosawa Yoshiaki". This mark is from a fuchi and was made by Yoshiaki, who worked as a sword engraver (soukenkinkou) in Hitachi Province (present-day Ibaraki Prefecture) for the Kurosawa house. Soukenkinkou is the Japanese name for metalworkers who design accessories for bladed weapons. A fuchi is a ferrule that is placed between the tsuba and a sword's hilt.