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Description: | Katana, steel blade, narrow, curved, tapering, single-edged and engraved with warrior standing on dragon on reverse and inscription on obverse. Oval-shaped tsuba of shakudo nanako with breaking waves in silver around rim and twelve golden birds with two gold and shakudo covered copper seppas. Silver covered copper habaki, fuchi kashira of silver, carved in the form of breaking waves. Single menuki of breaking waves in shakudo with golden jewel. Wooden hilt covered in same and wound with black braid cord, wooden mekugi, wooden scabbard covered in red and black lacquer, ornamented with a dragon in silver and gold lacquer. Kojiri and kurikata of silver in the form of breaking waves. Japanese, 1760-1830. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.285358 | Go to resource |
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