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Katana (sword)

Place of OriginJapan
Dateabout 1700
DimensionsL: 28 in. (71.1 cm)
MediumBrown saya, iron fuchi and kashira silver foil habaki.
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Benjamin Davis
Object number
1999.21
Not on View
Published ReferencesThe Way of the Warrior, Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, 1985, cat.

Sato, Kenzan, The Japanese Sword, vol. 12, Japanese Arts Library, Tokyo & New York, 1984.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Caldwell, Randolph B., The Book of the Sword, Dallas, Texas, 1972.
Nature
Judith (Anita) Schaechter
2010
Ceremonial Wine Cups (sakazuki)
Hosai Katsuhiro
Edo Period (1615-1868), 1700s
Sword Guard (Tsuba):  (front) Chinaman Evoking a Horse from a Gourd; (back) Landscape
Iyetsuga Haruta Inaba
early 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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