15929612040001312637261000Standard Recordobject-163266170206260793115948543650001702062269578fitz-onlineadlib-object-163266https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163266a0507386-141e-3ff0-84e4-d10a7c41a7174referenceterm-86575adlib-term-865755649d0d3-83e1-34de-a436-f231b1f04c9bweaponscopper clad, with shakudo inlayreferenceterm-39588adlib-term-39588b17ff981-06b2-30a2-b9a9-b514fe84a191copperinlayreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldCollardecorationreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldMenukifittingsreferenceterm-114506adlib-term-11450608801a94-6b8b-3b2b-bfe2-187a7bf43425ironinlay decorationreferenceterm-39588adlib-term-39588b17ff981-06b2-30a2-b9a9-b514fe84a191copperinlay decorationreferenceterm-39593adlib-term-39593e3e2a3f8-2433-3f63-9bcf-e776644d312dgoldinlay decorationreferenceterm-39778adlib-term-397788bd60ed6-968d-3faf-8ad5-b4e4ee9bb245silverScabbardinlay decorationreferenceterm-40335adlib-term-4033580b8ec5a-ae92-3ae0-8967-f2a28e1658d4brass (alloy)referenceterm-114506adlib-term-11450608801a94-6b8b-3b2b-bfe2-187a7bf43425ironHeightcm7.9Widthcm7.5TsubaLengthcm21.4TangLengthcm71.6BladeWidthcm2.2CurvatureApplied ArtsSugata: [configuration]: shinogi zukuri, high shinogi, deep curve, medium point
Kitae: [forging pattern]: itame with much shirake
Hamon [tempering pattern]: choji midare with tobiyaki, ashi, yo, sunagashi, nie kuzure and large nijuba from the monuchi upwards
Boshi [tip]: indistinct
Horimono [carving]: none
Nakago [tang]: slight machi-okuri,
Habaki [collar]: copper clad with shakudo and with ‘windswept’ paulownia blossom in gold level inlay
Nagasa [length of blade]: blade 71.6cm, tang 21.4cm, curvature 2.2cm
Koshirae [mounting]: handachi mounting , the scabbard with longitudinal striations, metal fittings of iron with scrolling and chrysanthemums in silver, copper, and gold inlay, the menuki are each a gold cherry blossom carried on a horizontal bar, round iron tsuba with pierced comma design, inlaid brass cherry blossoms, and comma designs, most of which inlay is missing, and engraved scrolling Height 7.9, width 7.5TEMP-AA-JAPANESEWEAPONS201accession numberTEMP-AA-JAPANESEWEAPONS20163266priref163266urihttps://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163266https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/163266TENSHO GANNEN HACHIGATSU KICHIJITSUinscriptioninscribedBIZEN KUNI JU OSAFUNE SUKESADA SAKUsignaturereferenceagent-149638adlib-agent-1496387376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8The Fitzwilliam Museum15731573SIGNED TENSHO GANNEN HACHIGATSU KICHIJITSU (AN AUSPICIOUS DAY IN THE EIGHTH MONTH 1573)exact1573makerreferenceagent-181569adlib-agent-1815697a349308-c46b-30be-b783-cef2149e8eddBIZEN KUNI JU OSAFUNE SUKESADA SAKUreferenceterm-106602adlib-term-106602bbb4c00f-eefa-3d64-9441-7a75aa07736e16th Centuryreferenceterm-110475adlib-term-110475223ae6a7-2f91-3314-ae3c-da3233ae47dc16th Century, Midreferenceterm-106402adlib-term-1064027466a5d6-293f-3bbc-9672-fa9dd41712be16th Century, Latereferenceterm-42208adlib-term-4220856bdf465-22ee-3b51-a8c4-fe4a29b1ca93swordobject namereferenceterm-89295adlib-term-8929527faefca-7df7-3187-a5e7-9967cf2ebc4fscabbardobject namereferenceterm-28848adlib-term-288486d70e581-4c5d-3597-ae8f-171bda2fb098mountingobject namereferenceterm-126732adlib-term-126732adec56df-1846-3a6d-87aa-e3637685951fJapanese weaponscategorykatanareferenceterm-13960adlib-term-13960bd4a87fc-9b1b-36a2-83c0-a7d82c3a5300Bizenobject namereferenceterm-109567adlib-term-1095675d76a6a9-bc18-319b-883a-50388728976escrollsplantreferenceterm-106795adlib-term-106795619c7689-2029-3c57-b0e2-12f5b54bedb8flowerplantreferenceterm-109738adlib-term-10973801531016-ef2a-3fa8-a1ef-79fc21cb16aeblossomplantreferenceterm-109733adlib-term-1097333bf01cfe-d158-3469-8aa0-7d3d1d78fb8cpaulowniaplantreferenceterm-39967adlib-term-39967f1d844f9-997d-3312-abe1-440ad1e96856cherryplantreferenceterm-107613adlib-term-107613dcab8e3d-1903-3eb3-86e3-63b01f601f31chrysanthemumliteralscrollsscrollsliteralflowerflowerliteralblossomblossomliteralpaulowniapaulownialiteralcherrycherryliteralchrysanthemumchrysanthemumreferenceterm-42208adlib-term-4220856bdf465-22ee-3b51-a8c4-fe4a29b1ca93swordswordobject
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