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Sword of the wakizashi type with mounting

(Japanese, dates unknown)
1802
Medium/TechniqueTempered steel. Koshirae for Wakizashi: lacquer on wood with metal mountings by Kansai.
Credit LineGift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation
Accession number1998.114a-c
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ClassificationsArms and armor
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Inscriptions秋元士 川部儀八郎藤原正日出(花押) 享和二年八月吉祥日
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