IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 169488 accession number: HELM.O.286-1946 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Blade. Iron tsuba, mokko shape, embossed in silver and gilt with three flying birds. Fuchi, plain black lacquer, kashiri iron nanako. Menuki, tiger and dragon pair in shakudo gilt. Kodzuka, shakudo nanako on side with embossed staff and serpent, gilt but rubbed. Blade signed. Black lacquer sheath with trailing lotus tendrils and flowers title: Wakizashi LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: J. E. Helm creditline: Bequeathed by J. E. Helm STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/169488 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons