Long sword
Artist: Unknown Japanese
long sword: black cord wrapped handle; tiny raised emblem of samurai riding horse with bow and quiver on pommel; small metal detail of bow with arrows on either side of handle; relief scene of samurai swimming through water with sword above handle; richly decorated tsuba with scene of waterfall with scholars, trees, and highlighted in thin gold paint; black scabbard with blue and ochre cord
- Date
- 16th century
- In our collection
- since July the 28th, 2010 up to now
- Dimensions
- 37 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (94.93 × 7.94 × 7.94 cm) (without scabbard) 39 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (99.7 × 7.94 × 7.94 cm) (with scabbard)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Metal, wood, lacquer, sharkskin, silk
- Price
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- Composition
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oxygen 53% zinc 12% atium 19% iron 16%