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Source Description
This Bizen style blade was cut down and remounted in the later 19th century. It was likely made by Kaytayama Ichimonji, and shows stylistic qualities indicative of Bizen-den work being done in Bitchu Province around 1300.
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Document identity
localId
40428
label
Short Sword (""Wakizashi"") with Dark Brown Saya
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
40428
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Short Sword (""Wakizashi"") with Dark Brown Saya
description
This Bizen style blade was cut down and remounted in the later 19th century. It was likely made by Kaytayama Ichimonji, and shows stylistic qualities indicative of Bizen-den work being done in Bitchu Province around 1300.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1300 (Kamakura)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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swords
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
mounted aikuchi: 22 1/8 in. (56.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Bizen School
inscriptions
[Signature] Umetada Masaharu
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med
dark brown lacquer, steel, silver, gold, shakudo, iron, bamboo, ray skin, shibuichi
creator_ids
4010
collection_ids
JMA
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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