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Sword of the wakizashi type

(Japanese, 1571 – 1632)
17th century
DimensionsOther (length): 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit LineGift of the W. A. Compton Oriental Arts Foundation
Accession number1998.158
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Inscriptions忠吉
Tadakuni
17th century
Fujiwara Tadakuni
mid-17th century
Fujiwara Tadakuni
Fujiwara Tadakuni
17th century
Kozuka with design of Kannon emerging from a cloud
Hamano Noriyuki I
mid to late 19th century
Tsuba with design of water-buffalo and pine tree
Oyama Motozane I
mid-19th century (?)
Tsuba with design of Yamato Takeru holding a sword
Hamano Noriyuki I
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Tsuba with design of White-Robed Kannon sitting in a lotus leaf
Hamano Noriyuki I
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)