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sword, samurai

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  • Other Name

    Japanese naginata (halberd or polearm) and scabbard (descriptive name)

    yari (Japanese)

  • Description

    Japanese naginata zukuri (halberd or polearm) and scabbard, circa 17th century; early Edo period;

    scabbard/saya: black polished lacquer on wood with ridge along sides in poor condition; damage with large part of closed end broken off along joint and missing;

    shaft: oval, wood; short buldging black and gold binding near blade end; gold crests on side of shaft

    guard/tsuba: small oval; silvered copper with japanese number two stamped on face

    blade: abrasive damage masks forging detail, light fingerprint shaped rust mark; one long narrow groove and one shorter wide groove on side; traces of red paint in wider; silvered copper collar at guard; tsang signed with 2 japanese characters

    [yari of Nagimata & Nagamaki class]

    maker: Kanesada, of the Aizu Kanesada School; Iwasiro No Kuni Province, Fukushima Prefecture; early Shintou era, Early Edo period, 17th century

    wooden pole lacquered and inlaid with mother-of-pearl shell; metal bands and gilded motifs; pommel of iron

    markings: Ousyuu Jyuu Kanesada

    [Information about maker from Mr Kajihara (sword polisher & connoisseur) per Noriko Nakamura, 1995]

    [M Hopley (1983) descriptive worksheet on file with diagrams]

  • Place
    Japan
  • Accession Number
    1925.230
  • Accession Date
    30 Nov 1925
  • Other Id

    w2621 (history)

    7398 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    War History

sword, samurai W2621

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