SWORD, JAPANESE, DAITO, TACHI, SHIRASAYA

W1970.920a-b

Signed, Plain Wooden Storage Scabbard.
BladeType: Daito
Mei: NAGAMITSU
Nagasa: 61.4 cm
Sori: 0.8 cm, torii
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 20.4 cm, two mekugi ana, suriage
Kissaki: chu
Hada: oitame, some masame and ayasugi
Hamon: medium suguba with notare and ko ashi

Date: 13th century
This is a tachi blade of Bizen style. The blade has been shortened by approximately 16cm but retains much of the shape and characteristics of the mid-Kamukura era.

Koshirae
Type: SHIRASAYA
Saya: plain wood with four seme of cane around scabbard and one of metal around scabbard mouth. Sayagaki is in English: CHINESE SWORD TAKEN AT THE SIEGE OF PEKIN 1901
Tsuka: en suite with scabbard

Overall length: 91.8 cm

Ref; TROTTER George, Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, Perth 1989, No.4 ,
page 13

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.920a-b
Accession Date: 18 Apr 1967

Material

Woodb - scabbard
Cane/Plantb - scabbard
Metalb - scabbard

Measurement

length91.8mm
length61.4mmnagasa
length20.4mmnakago

 

 

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