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Source Description
Rough black lacquer saya with strips of bamboo applied. Mountings of shibuichi; Kozuka with inscription on blade. Gold habaki and seppa. Gold and silver menuki. Tsuka with ray skin (same) and ito-maki.
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Document identity
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2269
label
Short sword (wakizashi) with black lacquer saya with strips of bamboo applied (includes 51.1230.1-51.1230.5)
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Source metadata
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2269
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title
Short sword (wakizashi) with black lacquer saya with strips of bamboo applied (includes 51.1230.1-51.1230.5)
description
Rough black lacquer saya with strips of bamboo applied. Mountings of shibuichi; Kozuka with inscription on blade. Gold habaki and seppa. Gold and silver menuki. Tsuka with ray skin (same) and ito-maki.
date
1866 (late Edo; Nambokucho)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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short swords
wakizashi
wakizashi blade
tsuba
fuchi
kashira
menuki
kozuka
kogai
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5
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5
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import
dimensionsRaw
26 3/4 in. (68 cm) (l.) mounted wakizashi
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Morishige; [Transcription] Ichikin(?) Nakagawa Katsuzane/Keio hei-n (hime tora) nen fuyu; [Transcription] Tenpo kyu nen inu tochu Juosai Ishiguro Masayoshi; [Translation] Ichikin(?) Nakagawa Katsuzane/Winter 1866; [Translation] Tenpo 9 (1838)
year of the dog
mid winter
Juosai Ishiguro Masayoshi
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med
Black lacquer, bamboo, steel, gold, silver, shakudo, ray skin
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4500
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5417
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none
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none
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