Long Sword ("Katana") with Dark Brown Saya with Silver Dragons and Clouds

Description The gold inlay on this piece is attributed to Sadamune (active 14th century) by Honami Kokan (active 1840s).

Exhibitions

• The Nature of Loyalty: Japanese Warrior Prints of the Nineteenth Century. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1989.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Inscription] sadamune; honami kokanoju tsukuru kore itoo masatoshi; [Translation] Attribution to Sadamune by Honami Kokan (1842-1854); [Translation] Made by Special order by Ito Masatoshi

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters