Sword
1922 (made)
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This Japanese long sword (‘katana’) was made and signed by Kunihisa of Osaka and dated ‘a day in the fourth month of Taisho XI’, the equivalent to April 1922. The blade shows heavy wood-grain (‘mokume’) patterning from the forging and tempering process. The sword is one of two given to the Museum by Edward, Prince of Wales from 1911 to 1936 (later briefly Edward VIII and then, after his abdication and marriage to Mrs Simpson, Duke of Windsor), for whom it was forged. The sword is presumed to have been made for the Prince of Wales at the time of his visit to Japan in 1922.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Forged steel |
| Physical description | Japanese long sword (katana) |
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| Summary | This Japanese long sword (‘katana’) was made and signed by Kunihisa of Osaka and dated ‘a day in the fourth month of Taisho XI’, the equivalent to April 1922. The blade shows heavy wood-grain (‘mokume’) patterning from the forging and tempering process. The sword is one of two given to the Museum by Edward, Prince of Wales from 1911 to 1936 (later briefly Edward VIII and then, after his abdication and marriage to Mrs Simpson, Duke of Windsor), for whom it was forged. The sword is presumed to have been made for the Prince of Wales at the time of his visit to Japan in 1922. |
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| Accession number | M.192-1935 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2004 |
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