SWORD, JAPANESE, KATANA, HANDACHI

W1970.900a-b

Katana signed Tada Yoshi. Red/Gold lacquer over wood scabbard,long Katana blade.
Blade Type: DAITO
Mei: HIZEN KUNI TADAYOSHI
Nagasa: 71.4 cm
Sori: 1.9 cm, torii
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 12.0 cm, two mekugi ana
Kissaki: o
Hada: itame/misame
Hamon: gonome midare
Horimono: bo-hi

Type: HANDACHI
Saya: red gold lacquer over wood, decorated with silver leaf circles in the shape of the mon of the Ina or Izeki family. Top of scabbard of blue/brown brocade bound with brown thread. Ishi dzuki, shibabiki, ashi of brass nanako background.
Tsuka: white same bound with brown thread
Fuchi/kabuto gane: en suite with scabbard
Tsuka ai: gold dragons
Tsuba: hollyhock aoi-gata shape, in gilded brass en suite with other fittings. Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.4 x 0.4 cm

Overall length: 100.4 cm

Ref; TROTTER, George, Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, Perth 1989, No. 48, page 64.

From sheets
Sword - long groove, 2 holes marked mosen kuni tada yoshi [Kuni - see page 22 Blue Book]
Sword guard - [see 10 & 11 Japanese Sword Guards, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]
Sheath- dark gold lacquer with family emblem, section covered with tape binding.
Hilt; brown silk binding over good quality ray skin. Gilt dragon menuki, gilt brass or copper Tsuba, Fuchi, Kashira. Hilt fittings and binding ensuite with scabbard. of a set design worn at court. Mid/late edo period 1600-1867.
tip[boshi]/midare komi komaru with hakikake & tobiyaki; return[kaeri]/itame, masame.
Tang/UBU [possibly machi okuri]; shape/kirijiri; curviture/slight; Filemarks/sujikai; back[mune]/slightlu maru; hole/two, signature[mei] Katana mei: Hizen Kuni Tada Yoshi

See also Hawley,Jap.SS. Revised, page 802. TAD 296,297

Department:

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number:	W1970.900a-b
Accession Date:	18 Apr 1967

Material

Lacquer/Wood

Brocade/Textile	b - scabbard

Thread/Textile	b - scabbard

Brass/Metal

Skin

Gilt

Brass/Metal

Measurement

length	1004mm

length	714mm	blade

length	207mm	hilt

width	33mm	motohaba

width	25mm	motosaki

length	207mm	tang nagasa

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