Sword: HELM.O.272-1946

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Kanenori

Entities

Sword

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

Associated departments & institutions

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

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