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Katana saya;tsuka
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- Description
- Katana (long sword blade) with sabre mounting.
Blade: made of steel, signed and inscribed.
Sheath: fittings of gilt copper alloy with chrysanthemum blossoms in high relief, made of polished ray skin.
Hilt: fittings of gilt copper alloy with chrysanthemum blossoms in high relief; silver triple-hollyhock leaf crest (mon) of Tokugawa family applied to back of hilt strap; made of ray skin with textile strap; marked.
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- The blade was produced in August of 1913 in Japan. It is made of steel, copper alloys, gold, ray skin and textile.
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- Dimensions
- Length: 63.70 centimetres
- Curvature: 1.80 centimetres
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- Acquisition date
- 1998
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- Museum number
- 1998,1217.3
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