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Sword (katana) Tsuba, fuchi, kashira, kozuka, kogai, saya - Chrysanthemums and maple leaves (includes 51.1210-51.1210.5)
Saya leather-covered with mother-of-pearl inlay. Kojiri, extending half way up saya, kozuka handle (blade inscribed) ura-gawara, split kogai, koiguchi, tsuba, fuchi, mekugi, kurigata. Menuki band, kashira, all of silver. Habaki and seppa of gold. Corded tsuka.
Tsuba, fuchi, kashira, kozuka, kogai, saya - Chrysanthemums and maple leaves (autumn subject matter)
Inscription
Geographies
Japan
(Place of Origin)
Yamashiro (Place of Origin)
Measurements
33 7/8 in. (86 cm) (l.) mounted katana
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1210
