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Sword (wakizashi type)
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Sword (wakizashi type)

Inoue Shinkai (Japanese, 1630–1682)
1664
DimensionsOther (length): 52.5 cm (20 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation
Accession number1998.184
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ClassificationsArms and armor
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Inscriptions井上和泉守国貞(菊紋)寛文四年八月日
Sword of the wakizashi type
Inoue Shinkai
1675 (Enpô 3)
Tsuba with design of massed chrysanthemums
Inoue Tomonobu
early to mid-19th century
Tsuba with design of dragon, cloud and waves
Inoue Kiyotaka
Late 18th century
Tsuba with design of demon masks and headdresses
Inoue Kiyotaka
Late 18th century (?)
Tsuba with design of an iris plant
Inoue Michitaka
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of beanpods
Inoue Michitaka
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of squirrels and grapes
Inoue Masataka
mid-19th century
Tsuba with design of shishi and peonies
Inoue Masataka
mid-19th century