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Wakizashi: HELM.O.288-1946

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Current Location: In storage

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Blade. Steel processed engraved with snowstorm (habaki). Iron tsuba, with openwork sword and pole arm sheaths. Fuchi and kashira shakudo nanako with floral sprays enameled and gilt. Shakudo menuki, (pair) embossed with flowering chrysanthemum sprays partly gilt.
The sheath is lacquered black with horizontal convex gadrooming, with plain black kurikata

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Nanoko, Menuki composed of shakudo
Tsuba composed of iron
Floral Spray composed of gilt enamel
Sheath composed of lacquer
Blade composed of steel Height 45.5 cm
Sword In Scabbard Length 69.5 cm
Floral Decoration
Menuki

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.288-1946
Primary reference Number: 169490
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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

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