SWORD, JAPANESE, DAITO, NAGA-FUKURIN
W1970.914a-b
Unsigned, Scabbard Panelled With Red Ribbed Lacquer And Ornately Enclosed.
Blade Type: DAITO
Mei: mumei
Nagasa: 71.0 cm
Sori: 1.4 cm, torii
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 18.5cm, one mekugi ana, Osuriage
Kissaki: chu
Hada: itame with some masame
Hamon: hoso suguba with ko gonome, slight midare. There is a widening of hamon in the monouchi area into the boshi.
Horimono: Omote; gomabashi, two bonji, bo-hi. Ura: ken, bo-hi
Date: 16th century
The tang has been shortened considerably and no signature remains.
Koshirae
Type: NAGA FUKURIN
Saya: russet iron fukurin and seme, with gold overlay of dragon and clouds enclosing red ribbed laquer panels
Tsuka: all metal over wood, with bands of ribbed black lacquer at either end in imitation of binding
Fuchi/kashira: fuchi iron edged with gilt depicting waves, kashira iron edged with gilt depicting dragon. Fuchi signed: MORISUKE SAKU
Tsuba: of the rare dished naga-maru-gata shape. Both ryo-hitsu filled with gold-covered plugs. Design on convex side of dragon and clouds, with gold highlights applied to plain iron in nunome style.
Dimensions: 8.0 x 7.5 x 0.3 cm
Overall length: 97.0 cm
Date: 19th century
Ref; TROTTER George, Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, Perth 1989, No.1 ,
page 9
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.914a-b |
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| Accession Date: | 18 Apr 1967 |
Material
| Iron/Metal | b - scabbard |
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| Lacquer/Natural Resin | b - scabbard |
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| Gold/Metal | b - scabbard |
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| Metal | a - sword |
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| Wood | a - sword |
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| Lacquer/Natural Resin | a - sword |
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| Iron/Metal | a - sword |
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| Gilt | a - sword |
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| Gold Plate/Metal | a - sword |
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Measurement
| length | 970mm |
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| length | 185mm | nakago [tang that fits into the hilt] |
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