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Wakizashi: HELM.O.285-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Blade. Iron tsuba, pierced and engraved with water plant leaves and tendrils within an almost circular rim. Fuchi and Kashira, shakudo nanako with embossed and gilt dragon. Gilt dragon menuki. Kodzuka shakudo nanako with gilt horsemen and attendants, and distant mountain. Back, plain.
Blade signed. Black lacquer scabbard 'grained' and spangled with minute - plain black kurikata.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Components of the work

Nanoko composed of shakudo
Dragon composed of gilt
Scabbard composed of lacquer
Blade Length 46.5 cm
Tsuba

Materials used in production

Iron

Techniques used in production

Embossing

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.285-1946
Primary reference Number: 169487
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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