SWORD, JAPANESE, DAITO, BUKE ZUKURI
W1970.915a-b
Blade Type: DAITO
Mei: HISAKATSU
Nagasa: 60.5 cm
Sori: 1.8 cm, saki
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 17.0 cm, two mekugi ana, suriage
Kissaki: chu
Hada: unclear, some masame/itame
Hamon: unclear, due to abrasion, possibly suguba
Date: 16th century
This blade is a product of the Mino Akasaka group, of the Sengoku Jidai period.
Koshirae
Type: BUKE ZUKURI
Saya: brown lacquer over wood with eggshell inlay, most of which is missing
Tsuka: bound with brown cotton, made from portion of discarded scabbard
Fuchi/kashira: plain brass
Menuki: rusty iron washers
Tsuba: iron, of shin-maru-gata shape, cut out in mon sukashi style.
Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.3 cm
Overall length: 86.0 cm
Date: c. 1877
These fittings are of the Satsuma Rebellion period (1877)
Ref; TROTTER George, Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, Perth 1989, No. 15 ,
page 24
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.915a-b |
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| Accession Date: | 18 Apr 1967 |
Material
| Lacquer/Wood | b - scabbard |
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| Cotton Thread | a - sword |
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| Brass/Metal | a - sword |
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| Iron/Metal | a - sword |
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| Iron/Metal | a - sword |
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| Eggshell?/Shell |
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Measurement
| length | 860mm |
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| length | 605mm | nagasa |
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| length | 170mm | nakago |
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