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Source Description
Stained wood saya with two dragonflies in gold and shibuichi and a cicada in copper and gold. Shakudo tsuba with gold detail and inscription. Gold habaki and seppa. Rest of mounting of shibuichi, gold, silver, and copper. Sentoku kozuka with inscription on blade. Blade with ken and a dragon.
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Document identity
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26865
label
Short sword (wakizashi) with stained wood saya with dragonflies and cicada (includes 51.1227.1-51.1227.5)
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Source metadata
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26865
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title
Short sword (wakizashi) with stained wood saya with dragonflies and cicada (includes 51.1227.1-51.1227.5)
description
Stained wood saya with two dragonflies in gold and shibuichi and a cicada in copper and gold. Shakudo tsuba with gold detail and inscription. Gold habaki and seppa. Rest of mounting of shibuichi, gold, silver, and copper. Sentoku kozuka with inscription on blade. Blade with ken and a dragon.
date
1857-1862 (late Edo; Meiji)
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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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8
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8
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import
dimensionsRaw
26 11/16 in. (67.8 cm) (l.) mounted wakizashi
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cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Nakagawa Issho; [Transcription] Hizen (no) kuni Tadayoshi; [Transcription] Meiji shinbi moka Tofuboku [ ][ ] Teikan; [Translation] Tadayoshi of Hizen province; [Translation] Mid-summer Meiji 4 (1871) by Tofuboku(?) [ ][ ] Teikan
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Stained wood, steel, shakudo, gold, sentoku, silver, copper, shibuichi
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5344
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none
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