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Source Description
Saya with gold-dust lacquer and gold leaf applied; some of it rising up. Ishizuke, sai, sling-bands, obi-tori koiguchi, habaki, seppa, dai seppa, tsuba, fuchi, tsuka and kabuto gane all of silver. Tsuka-ai gold mon, mekugi the same, one mekugi button is loose. Udenuki cord with ojime and metal tips.Wakizashi mounted as Tachi. Tsuba comes apart into 3 pieces. Directions for putting mounts together inscribed on tsuba. Menuki: Myoga (ginger) mon. Saya: Ooka mon, 2 Aoi mon. Gold on lacquer of Saya is peeling off very badly--needs help.
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Document identity
localId
17119
label
Long Sword (tachi) decorated with various mon (includes 51.1173.1-51.1173.4)
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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17119
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object
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normalized
title
Long Sword (tachi) decorated with various mon (includes 51.1173.1-51.1173.4)
description
Saya with gold-dust lacquer and gold leaf applied; some of it rising up. Ishizuke, sai, sling-bands, obi-tori koiguchi, habaki, seppa, dai seppa, tsuba, fuchi, tsuka and kabuto gane all of silver. Tsuka-ai gold mon, mekugi the same, one mekugi button is loose. Udenuki cord with ojime and metal tips.Wakizashi mounted as Tachi. Tsuba comes apart into 3 pieces. Directions for putting mounts together inscribed on tsuba. Menuki: Myoga (ginger) mon. Saya: Ooka mon, 2 Aoi mon. Gold on lacquer of Saya is peeling off very badly--needs help.
provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
date
Muromachi
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
longsword
tachi
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
menuki
saya
tsuka
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5
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5
source
import
dimensionsRaw
31 5/16 in. (79.5 cm) (l.) wakizashi mounted as a tachi
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Muromachi Nio School
inscriptions
[Transcription] Saya
tsuke
ue; [Translation] scabbard
handle [instructions for assembling mounts]
RelatedObjects
5298
32504
med
Gold lacquer, steel, silver, shibuichi, gold, shakudo
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6830
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none
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none
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