Blade. Signature: Satsuma no Kamikintaka Tsuba shakudo embossed with dragon swimming in waves. Dragon and scattered dots, gilt. Fuchi and Kashira nanako with gilt dragons. Dragon menuki of shakudo with gilding.
Sheath with black 'pitted' lacquer surface black lacquered Kurikata. Shakudo kodzuka, one side with 3 embossed leaves, two silvered are gilt, other side plain without patina
Bequeathed by J. E. Helm
Height: 39.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Helm, J. E.
17th Century#
Production date:
AD 1687
Sword In Scabbard
Length 60 cm
Leaves
Sheath, Kurikata
Accession number: HELM.O.284-1946
Primary reference Number: 169486
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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