Sword & Lacquered Wood Scabbard
Artist
Kentoku
(Japanese)
Date1574
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: steel; ray skin; lacquer; wood; leather
DimensionsOverall (sword; case is 82.2 long; tsuba: 9.0x8.0 cm): 99.4 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Hana Ikoma & family, Osaka
Object number1982.083.006 a,b
Descriptionsword with steel blade; a reddish (metal?) piece (habaki) near tsuba has a stylized flower design on one side & a similar piece on the other side has writing; the hilt is ray skin wrapped with leather & has metal decoration; the case is lacquered wood with a metal end pieceStatus
Not on view
1615 c - 1868 c
1500-1599