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Sword: HELM.O.272-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Kanenori

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Description

Long blade. Signature: Kanenori (Eiroku) (Mino province) c.1558. Tsuba made from iron, pierced and chased with soldiers in landscape. Gold nunome rim and details.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Place(s) associated

  • Mino ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Helm, J. E.

Dating

16th Century
Production date: circa AD 1558

Components of the work

Tsuba composed of iron
Nunome composed of gold

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.272-1946
Primary reference Number: 169475
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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