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Source Description
Red-brown lacquer saya with mother-of-pearl inlay. Kojiri, menuki, kashira of silver and gold. Kurigata and koiguchi black lacquer. Gold seppa. Tsuba of iron and shibuichi.
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Document identity
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39409
label
Katana sword with saya of red-brown lacquer and mother-of-pearl- inlay (includes 51.1209.1-51.1209.4)
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Source metadata
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39409
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title
Katana sword with saya of red-brown lacquer and mother-of-pearl- inlay (includes 51.1209.1-51.1209.4)
description
Red-brown lacquer saya with mother-of-pearl inlay. Kojiri, menuki, kashira of silver and gold. Kurigata and koiguchi black lacquer. Gold seppa. Tsuba of iron and shibuichi.
date
1866 (Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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long sword
katana
Katana blade
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
menuki
saya
tsuka
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5
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5
source
import
dimensionsRaw
38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm) (l.) mounted katana
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Poem] Asa tareya
Matsu no na[ ]sa
kumo ni fuji ko-yuki; [Signature] Nobuteru; [Transcription] Chikuzen ju Minamoto Nobukuni Yoshikatsu; [Transcription] Ichijo Fujinobu Keio ni no tora/Hongo Aimitsu; [Translation] Morning pines in the clouds wisteria light snow; [Translation] Nobukuni Yoshikatsu
of the Minamoto clan
living in Chikuzen province; [Translation] Hongo Aimitsu/Keio 2 (1866) year of the tiger
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27772
9069
79190
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Red-brown lacquer, black lacquer, shibuichi, iron, steel, silver, gold, mother-of-pearl
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3328
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none
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