Skip to main content

Sword: HEL/ARM.284-1946

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: SATSUMA NO KINTAKA

Entities

Categories

Description

Sugata: [configuration]: broad hirazukuri, shallow curve, high shinogi, extended point
Kitae: [forging pattern]: tight ko-itame with fine ji-nie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunomeba with choji, yo, and tobiyaki, with deep nioiguchi of nie
Boshi [tip]: notare-komi ko-maru
Horimono [carving]: none
Nakago [tang]: ubu tanago-bara form, kiri/slight katte-sagari file marks, two holes, ha-agari kurijiri tip
Habaki [collar]: single copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: blade 37.5cm, tang 15.4cm, curvature 0.8cm
Koshirae [mounting]: wakizashi mounting, the scabbard deeply moulded black and reddish tinged lacquer, a long iron kojiri with plants in light gold inlay, the fuchi-kashira black lacquered copper nanako with dragons in high relief gilt copper, the kozuka of plain polished shibuichi with maple leaves in copper and gold high relief inlay, the tsuba of shakudo carved overall with a dragon weaving through waves, and the ‘jewel of the waves’ on the reverse. Overall length 60.3cm

Measurements and weight

Length: 60.3 cm

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
17th Century#
Production date: exact AD 1689

Components of the work

Scabbard composed of lacquer ( black and reddish-tinged)
Fuchi-kashira composed of copper ( copper nanako) gilt copper ( high relief inlay) lacquer ( over copper)
Kozuka composed of copper ( decoration) gold ( high relief inlay) shibuichi
Tsuba composed of shakudo ( decoratively carved)
Kojiri composed of gold ( light gold inlay) iron
Blade Curvature 0.8 cm Length 37.5 cm
Tang Length 15.4 cm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: SATSUMA NO KINTAKA
  • Location: Front of label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: in Japanese, GENROKU NINEN SATSUMA NO KAMI KANETAKA HONGOKU MINO and in English, (1689 SATSUMA NO KAMKI KANETAKA, HOME PROVINE MINO).
  • Location: Back of label
  • Type: Label
  • Text: SATSUMA NO KAMI KANETAKA
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEL/ARM.284-1946
Primary reference Number: 163246
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 14 January 2014 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Sword" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/163246 Accessed: 2024-03-29 08:54:14

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/163246 |title=Sword |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 08:54:14|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-163246

More objects and works of art you might like

Sword

Accession Number: GR.87.1901

Mortuary sword

Accession Number: HEN.M.291-1933

Mortuary sword

Accession Number: HEN.M.290-1933

Sword

Accession Number: HEN.M.232-1933

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...