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Document identity
localId
3686
label
Short Sword with Buddhist Deities and Dragon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
3686
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Short Sword with Buddhist Deities and Dragon
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1825-1875 (Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Arms & Armor
daggers
hamidashi
ko-wakizashi blade
fuchi
kashira
menuki
kozuka
kogai
saya
tsuka
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
mounted ko-wakizashi blade: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Forged Signature] Bishu Osafune Norimitsu
dated 1412; [Signature] Akihiro saku; [Translation] [ ][ ] han/Koka saku; [Translation] Made by Akihiro; [Translation] Made by Koka? of [ ][ ] province; [Translation] Norimitsu of Osafune
Bizen province
1412
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lacquer, steel, silver, gold, ray skin, copper
creator_ids
5003
3466
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ARM
JPK
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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