Katana and Scabbard
The blade of this long sword, katana, has been engraved on one side with varjo sword, and on the other with two narrow grooves. The tempered surface along the edge of the sword is known in Japan as yakiba. The hand guard, tsuba, is of pierced iron in hikone-bori style. The pommel and collar of the hilt, the fuchi-kashira, are made of the copper-silver alloy shibuichi with ivory incrustation, and the menuki, which are the ornamental metal pieces positioned either side of the hilt, contain designs depicting two arrows and a bow.
The accompaning scabbard is of ribbed black lacquer with a design of arrow-heads bearing the Tokugawa family crest, or mon. And the kurikata, which is where the chord which ties the scabbard to the belt is attached, is in the form of a plain ring attached to a shell war-trumpet.
The accompaning scabbard is of ribbed black lacquer with a design of arrow-heads bearing the Tokugawa family crest, or mon. And the kurikata, which is where the chord which ties the scabbard to the belt is attached, is in the form of a plain ring attached to a shell war-trumpet.
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| Brief description | Long sword (katana) signed Minamoto Rai Sadasuke and ribbed black lacquer scabbard, late 17th century, Japan |
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| Summary | The blade of this long sword, katana, has been engraved on one side with varjo sword, and on the other with two narrow grooves. The tempered surface along the edge of the sword is known in Japan as yakiba. The hand guard, tsuba, is of pierced iron in hikone-bori style. The pommel and collar of the hilt, the fuchi-kashira, are made of the copper-silver alloy shibuichi with ivory incrustation, and the menuki, which are the ornamental metal pieces positioned either side of the hilt, contain designs depicting two arrows and a bow. The accompaning scabbard is of ribbed black lacquer with a design of arrow-heads bearing the Tokugawa family crest, or mon. And the kurikata, which is where the chord which ties the scabbard to the belt is attached, is in the form of a plain ring attached to a shell war-trumpet. |
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| Accession number | M.341:1-1940 |
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| Record created | March 10, 2009 |
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