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Blade attributed to Rai Kunitoshi Japanese
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A tachi is a slung sword, worn suspended on a cord with the cutting edge facing down.
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Title: Blade for a Short Sword (Wakizashi) with Mounting for a Slung Sword (Kenuki-gata-tachi)
Swordsmith:
Blade attributed to Rai Kunitoshi (Japanese, active ca. 1290–ca. 1320)
Date: blade, late 13th–early 14th century; mounting, 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Steel, wood, lacquer, silver, gold
Dimensions: L. 32 33/64 in. (82.6 cm); L. of cutting edge 20 25/32 in. (52.8 cm); D. of blade curvature 37/64 in. (1.5 cm); L. of scabbard 24 in. (61.0 cm)
Classification: Swords
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Object Number: 36.120.422a, b
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