Maker: Ikkei
Sugata: [configuration]: hirazukuri, no curve,
Kitae: [forging pattern]: flowing itame
Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha with variations of ko-nie
Boshi [tip]: pointed on the ura, and with kusure and ko-maru on the omote
Horimono [carving]: bohi from the bottom of the blade up to just before the monouchi
Nakago [tang]: ubu, funagata shape, file marks indistinct, one hole, deep ha-agari kurijiri tip
Habaki [collar]: double copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: blade 21.8cm, tang 7.6cm
Koshirae [mounting]: aikuchi type mounting with black lacquered scabbard with peonies and a butterly in gold makie, the matching fuchi and koiguchi silver with chrysanthemums in sunken relief, signed IKKEI, menuki of long-tailed birds in gilt copper , kaeri-tsuno and kojiri of silver engraved with with peonies and scrolling, two silver kashira with peafowl on rocks set into the scabbard just above the kojiri.
Overall length of mounting 34.8cm
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
1800
-
1899
Scabbard
composed of
lacquer
( black)
gold
( gold makie)
silver
( on the kojiri)
silver
( two silver kashira with peafowl on rocks set into the scabbard just above the kojiri)
Collar
composed of
copper
( double copper)
Menuki
composed of
copper
( gilt copper)
Blade
Length 21.8 cm
Mounting
Length 34.8 cm
Tang
Length 7.6 cm
Accession number: H.12-1946
Primary reference Number: 163251
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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