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Source Description
Black lacquer saya with shell dust and silver inlay, latter in the form of rosettes. Brass kojiri. Lacquer kurigata. Silver habaki; gold seppa. Other mountings of copper with gold and silver detail. Tsuka with ray skin and ito-maki. Kozuka inscribed on blade.
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Document identity
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14657
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Short sword (wakizashi) with black lacquer saya with plum mon design (includes 51.1249.1-51.1249.5)
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title
Short sword (wakizashi) with black lacquer saya with plum mon design (includes 51.1249.1-51.1249.5)
description
Black lacquer saya with shell dust and silver inlay, latter in the form of rosettes. Brass kojiri. Lacquer kurigata. Silver habaki; gold seppa. Other mountings of copper with gold and silver detail. Tsuka with ray skin and ito-maki. Kozuka inscribed on blade.
date
1829 (Edo)
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en
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short swords
wakizashi
wakizashi blade
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
menuki
kozuka
kogai
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Overall: 27 3/16 in. (69 cm)
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Naomasa; [Signature] Kunimasa; [Transcription] Shoji Chikuzennodaijo Naotane/ Bunsei juni nen hachi gatsu; [Translation] Naotane
official of Chikuzen province/Bunsei 12 (1829)
8th month
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Black lacquer, ray skin, green mother-of-pearl, steel, silver, shakudo, gold, brass
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