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Sword: HELM.O.280-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Shirazaya. Short, in plain wood. Blade signature: Kiyo…(…Mitsu) of Osafune, Bizen province. Dated second year of Yeiroku period. C.1550

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Place(s) associated

  • Osafune ⪼ Bizen Province ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Helm, J. E.

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1550

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.280-1946
Primary reference Number: 169483
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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