Maker: SATSUMA NO KINTAKA
Sugata: [configuration]: broad hirazukuri, shallow curve, high shinogi, extended point
Kitae: [forging pattern]: tight ko-itame with fine ji-nie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunomeba with choji, yo, and tobiyaki, with deep nioiguchi of nie
Boshi [tip]: notare-komi ko-maru
Horimono [carving]: none
Nakago [tang]: ubu tanago-bara form, kiri/slight katte-sagari file marks, two holes, ha-agari kurijiri tip
Habaki [collar]: single copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: blade 37.5cm, tang 15.4cm, curvature 0.8cm
Koshirae [mounting]: wakizashi mounting, the scabbard deeply moulded black and reddish tinged lacquer, a long iron kojiri with plants in light gold inlay, the fuchi-kashira black lacquered copper nanako with dragons in high relief gilt copper, the kozuka of plain polished shibuichi with maple leaves in copper and gold high relief inlay, the tsuba of shakudo carved overall with a dragon weaving through waves, and the ‘jewel of the waves’ on the reverse. Overall length 60.3cm
Length: 60.3 cm
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
17th Century#
Production date:
exact
AD 1689
Scabbard
composed of
lacquer
( black and reddish-tinged)
Fuchi-kashira
composed of
copper
( copper nanako)
gilt copper
( high relief inlay)
lacquer
( over copper)
Kozuka
composed of
copper
( decoration)
gold
( high relief inlay)
shibuichi
Tsuba
composed of
shakudo
( decoratively carved)
Kojiri
composed of
gold
( light gold inlay)
iron
Blade
Curvature 0.8 cm
Length 37.5 cm
Tang
Length 15.4 cm
Accession number: HEL/ARM.284-1946
Primary reference Number: 163246
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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