Maker:
HIRADO JU KUNISHIGE
Maker:
ICHI RYU TOMOYOSHI.
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.
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
17th Century#
17th Century, Late
1670
CE
-
1690
CE
Hilt
composed of
silk
( bound with silk braid)
Menuki
composed of
gold
( gilt decoration)
Tsuba
composed of
gold
( inlay)
copper
( patinated)
Fuchi-kashira
composed of
gold
( inlay)
copper alloy
Scabbard
composed of
lacquer
( mottled black and brown lacquer, with red lacquer decoration)
Hitsuna
composed of
gold
( plugged with gold cover)
Accession number: 0.4-1973
Primary reference Number: 163265
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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