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Source Description
An unmounted steel katana blade. The unmounted blade has a plain wood shirasaya. The tang has an inlaid gold habaki.
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Document identity
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23003
label
Unmounted katana blade attributed to the Soshu school
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Source metadata
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title
Unmounted katana blade attributed to the Soshu school
description
An unmounted steel katana blade. The unmounted blade has a plain wood shirasaya. The tang has an inlaid gold habaki.
date
Ca. 1315 (Kamakura)
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CC0
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en
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Katana blade
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37 3/8 in. (95 cm) (l.)27 3/8 in. (69.6 cm) (l.) katana blade
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Attribution] Sadamune/Tadanobu (Kao); [Translation] (Attributed to) Sadamune (by) Tadanobu; Sticker ""440"" on the scabbard
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Steel, gold
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3744
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none
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none
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