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Tsuba attributed to Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo) Japanese
The decoration of the sword guard (tsuba) and scabbard incorporates the apricot blossom badge of the Nabeshima family, daimyo (lords) of norther Kyushu.
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Title: Blade and Mounting for a Slung Sword (Tachi)
Fittings maker:
Tsuba attributed to Gotō Renjō (Mitsutomo) (Japanese, 1628–1708, tenth-generation Gotō master)
Date: 14th century; mounting, 19th century
Geography: Okayama Prefecture
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, gold, abalone shell, copper-gold alloy (shakudō)
Dimensions: L. 40 3/8 in. (102.5cm); L. of blade 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 27 1/4 in. (69.3 cm); D. of curvature 3/4 in. (1.95 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Object Number: 36.25.1746a, b
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