1592963852000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-163253 1753812171154 1711451613000 1753812119276 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-163253 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163253 010ebf6f-9478-3651-b473-2a9e6820881a 5 reference term-86575 adlib-term-86575 5649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9b weapons Height cm 7.6 Width cm 7.0 Mounting Length cm 17.0 Tang Length cm 59.61 Blade Width cm 1.2 Curvature Applied Arts Sugata: [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, even curve, broad medium point Kitae: [forging pattern]: ko-itame with ji-nie Hamon [tempering pattern]: sanbonsugi of nioi with scattered ko-nie Boshi [tip]: midare-komi and ko-maru Horimono [carving]: none Nakago [tang]: ubu, file marks kiri on the shinogiji and osujigai on the hira, iriyamagata tip Habaki [collar]: single thick silver-clad copper Nagasa [length of blade]: blade 59.61cm, tang 17.0cm, curvature 1.2cm Koshirae [mounting]: katana mounting , the scabbard lacquered black, fuchi-kashira fine shakudo nanako with grasshoppers and grasses in high relief gold inlay, menuki of demon masks and crutches, the mokko iron tsuba pierced and carved deeply in Nanban style with dragons among scrolling, birds, and a central jewl of enlightenement height 7.6, width 7.0cm. HEL/ARM.277-1946 1 accession number HEL/ARM.277-1946 163253 priref 163253 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163253 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163253 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 1700 1700 CE 1700 1700 1899 The smiths are of the Katsukuni family of Kaga who worked for several generations for the 17th through to the late 19th century. The inscription implies that the blade was jointly made by three generations, which would be commensurate with one of the family groups whom recorded as having been working around the middle of the 18th century. 1 1899 CE 1899 1899 maker reference agent-181553 adlib-agent-181553 70341e3e-3402-3bc4-a02b-42f39fd43c0e OYA KATSU TSUKURU maker reference agent-181552 adlib-agent-181552 57534dc3-5388-3f3d-bb6e-3d804864d8c0 SHONAN TACHIBANA KATSUKUNI maker reference agent-181551 adlib-agent-181551 fced7926-149c-3e48-8e3c-973a28ceeba5 JINAN NO ICHIKO KATSUIE The smiths are of the Katsukuni family of Kaga. The inscription implies that the blade was jointly made by three generations. reference term-109671 adlib-term-109671 0f093748-fd89-3252-bd88-258e80fd922d Edo Period (1615-1868) reference term-106400 adlib-term-106400 3e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d8 18th Century reference term-106853 adlib-term-106853 25492eb4-1164-35eb-8dce-3601486f3415 19th Century reference term-133724 adlib-term-133724 e6978e01-b449-3dd2-b480-be5262eb9e9b literal Japan Japan country Kaga reference term-42208 adlib-term-42208 56bdf465-22ee-3b51-a8c4-fe4a29b1ca93 sword object name reference term-126732 adlib-term-126732 adec56df-1846-3a6d-87aa-e3637685951f Japanese weapons category katana reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum

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