SWORD (WITHOUT SHEATH) JAPANESE WAKIZASHI
W1970.957
W1970.957
Blade
Type: SHOTO
Mei: KANEKAGE
Nagasa: 36.8 cm
Sori: 0.7 cm, torii
Sugata: hira tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 11.8 cm, two mekugi ana
Kissaki: ko
Hada: unclear due to abrasion
Hamon: broken kogonome
Date: c. 1600
Although there were many smiths of this name and style (Mino Seki) working from the 14th to 19th centuries, this wakizashi blade shows evidence of being from the early Shinto period.
Koshirae
Type: BUKE ZUKURI
Saya: missing
Tsuka: white same, bound with brown cotton, over wood
Fuchi/kashira: fuchi missing, kashira plain brass
Menuki: missing
Tsuba: naga-maru-gata shape, one ryo kitsu plugged, flat shishiaibori. Obverse decorated with butterfly and chrysanthemums in mist; reverse, with chrysanthemums in mist
Overall length: 56.0 cm
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.957 |
|---|---|
| Accession Date: | 19 Apr 1967 |
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