Maker: Unknown
The blade broad, slightly curved, yori mune, medium kissaki, broad undulating hamon with two shadows, swirling around dots. Signed on the tang. Plain iron mokko tsuba decorated with chiselled lengthwise striations and one kozuka-hitsu, unsigned. Grip bound with black lacing, half lost and covered with modern tape. Fuchi kashira of shakudo decorated with gold shishi in a grassy landscape. Scabbard inlaid with mother of pearl and lacquered. Menuki on the katana of gilt shishi, kozuka iron with three plovers and pines in copper and silver inlay, the kogatana signed CHIKUSHU MIIKE JU HIROMASA.
Part of a daisho with HELM.O.271-1946
History note: Unknown
Bequeathed by J. E. Helm
Length: 96.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Helm, J. E.
17th Century, Mid#
1652
CE
-
1661
CE
Maker worked in Settsu, and was a student of Yoshimichi (Hawley 1981: 970)
Grip
composed of
tape
( modern)
Tsuba
composed of
iron
Scabbard
composed of
lacquer
Scabbard Inlay
composed of
mother-of-pearl
Inlay
composed of
copper
silver
Shishi
composed of
gold
Blade
Length 75.6 cm
Accession number: HELM.O.270-1946
Primary reference Number: 162538
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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