IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 163217 accession number: 0.5-1973 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Sugata: [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, normal shinto shape, medium point Kitae: [forging pattern]: itame with sporadic utsuri and bo-utsuri from around the mono-uchi upwards Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha with some areas of variation, wuth midare-ba and kinsuji, but very tight on the omote Boshi [tip]: ko-maru Horimono [carving]: none Nakago [tang]: ubu, kiri file marks, one hole, ha-agari kurijiri tip Habaki [collar]: gilt copper Nagasa [length of blade]: length of blade 68.0cm, length of tang 19.8 cm, curvature 1.7cm Koshirae [mounting]: THE DAISHO MOUNTINGS ARE PERFECTLY MATCHING The scabbards mottled black and brown lacquer with dragons moulded in high relief in red lacquer, the hilts bound with silk braid, the fuchi-kashira with gold high relief inlaid dragons on patinated copper alloy, signed HIRADO JU KUNISHIGE, the menuki of gilt dragons, the round tsuba of patinated copper ishimeji ground with dragons in high relief inlay of gold, both hitsuana plugeed with gold cover, SIGNED ICHI RYU TOMOYOSHI. title: sword LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163217 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1670 - 1690 creation date earliest: 1670 creation date latest: 1690 culture: Edo Period (1615-1868)# culture: 17th Century# culture: 17th Century, Late CREATORS -------- maker: BUNSHU TAKADA (NO) FUJIWARA SHIGEYUKI