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Source Description
Black lacquer saya with malachite inlay. Mountings of copper and gold with nanako ground. Silver-gilt menuki. Double seppa of copper and gold; Gold habaki. Tsuka with ray skin and ito-maki. Kozuka blade with dragon and sword.Tsuba - Flag, pond plant. fuchi, kashira - plum blossoms, pine, crane, turtle (minogame), Taoist immortal. menuki - Hotei with sack. kozuka, kogai - Fukurokujin and crane. kozuka blade has a so no kurikara (dragon coiled around ken).
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Document identity
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7126
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Short sword (wakizashi) with black lacquer saya with malachite inlay (includes 51.1252.1-51.1252.4)
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title
Short sword (wakizashi) with black lacquer saya with malachite inlay (includes 51.1252.1-51.1252.4)
description
Black lacquer saya with malachite inlay. Mountings of copper and gold with nanako ground. Silver-gilt menuki. Double seppa of copper and gold; Gold habaki. Tsuka with ray skin and ito-maki. Kozuka blade with dragon and sword.Tsuba - Flag, pond plant. fuchi, kashira - plum blossoms, pine, crane, turtle (minogame), Taoist immortal. menuki - Hotei with sack. kozuka, kogai - Fukurokujin and crane. kozuka blade has a so no kurikara (dragon coiled around ken).
date
Ca.1844-1864 (late Edo)
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CC0
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en
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short swords
wakizashi
wakizashi blade
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fuchi
kashira
menuki
kozuka
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6
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Overall: 27 13/16 in. (70.7 cm)
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Yasutsugu
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23055
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79194
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Black lacquer, steel, shakudo, copper, gold, malachite, ray skin
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