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Javelin (Uchi-Ne), Japanese — Javelin (Uchi-Ne)
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō), Sukemitsu of Bizen Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, rayskin, silk, Japanese — Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Swordsmith Long sword (katana) blade inscribed by Sukemitsu of Bizen
Swordsmith Short sword (wakizashi) blade attributed to Yasumitsu
Fittings maker Set of sword mountings by Iwamoto Konkan
sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), iron, Japanese — Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada
Fittings maker Fittings inscribed by 乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu
blade, late 17th century; mounting, 19th century

Blade for a Dagger (Tantō), Rai Kunitoshi Japanese, Steel, Japanese — Blade for a Dagger (Tantō)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Rai Kunitoshi
ca. 1315–16

鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (<i>Wakizashi</i>), Nobukuni Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé), thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Japanese — 鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Multiple artists/makers
blade, late 14th–early 15th century; mounting, 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Ishiguro Masayoshi Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Fittings maker Inscribed by Ishiguro Masayoshi
19th century

Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono), Gotō Sōjō Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, Japanese — Set of Sword Fittings (Mitokoromono)
Fittings maker Gotō Sōjō
late 15th–early 16th century

波濤に岩上鷹図大小鐔 Matching Pair of Sword Guards (<i>Daishō-tsuba</i>), 石黒政常 Ishiguro Masatsune Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, copper, Japanese — 波濤に岩上鷹図大小鐔 Matching Pair of Sword Guards (Daishō-tsuba)
Fittings maker Inscribed by 石黒政常 Ishiguro Masatsune
late 18th–early 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Kanō Natsuo Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Fittings maker Kanō Natsuo
19th century

Javelin, Japanese — Javelin
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (<i>Daishō</i>), Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk, Japanese — Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Swordsmith Blades inscribed by Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada
Fittings maker Fittings inscribed by 乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu
blades, 17th century; mountings, early 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Hirata School Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Attributed to the Hirata School
ca. 1615–1868

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Omori Hidenaga Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, copper, silver, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Omori Hidenaga
18th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Gotō Mitsuakira Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Fittings maker Inscribed by Gotō Mitsuakira
19th century

Blade for a Double-Edged Sword (<i>Ken</i>), Steel, Japanese — Blade for a Double-Edged Sword (Ken)
Japanese
5th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
16th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
16th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
16th century

Blade for a Sword (Katana), Masazane Japanese, Steel, Japanese — Blade for a Sword (Katana)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Masazane
dated 1526

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Kyōsukashi School Japanese, Iron, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Fittings maker Attributed to the Kyōsukashi School
late 16th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
late 14th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
late 14th–early 15th century

Mounting for a Slung Sword (<i>Itomaki-tachi Koshirae</i>) with Storage Box, Gold, wood, lacquer, leather, textile, Japanese — Mounting for a Slung Sword (Itomaki-tachi Koshirae) with Storage Box
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868; storage box, ca. 1932

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō), Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), Japanese — Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Japanese
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Honjō Yoshitane Japanese, Iron, gold, copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Decorator Inscribed by Honjō Yoshitane
19th century

Blade for a Double-Edged Sword (<i>Ken</i>), Miyairi Norihiro Japanese, Steel, silver, Japanese — Blade for a Double-Edged Sword (Ken)
Swordsmith Inscribed by Miyairi Norihiro
2013

Sword with Scabbard Mounts, Iron, gold, copper, Japanese — Sword with Scabbard Mounts
Japanese
6th–7th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
early 19th century

Sword Guard (Tsuba), Iron, gold, enameled cloisonné (shippō), copper, Japanese — Sword Guard (Tsuba)
Japanese
17th century

Sword with Scabbard Mounts, Iron, gilt copper, wood, Japanese — Sword with Scabbard Mounts
Japanese
6th century

Javelin with Sheath, Lacquer, cane, Japanese — Javelin with Sheath
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), Naganori Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), thread, gold, silver, Japanese — Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi)
Sword maker Naganori
blade, late 13th–early 14th century; mounting, 18th–early 19th century

Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (<i>Tantō</i>), Gassan Sadakazu Japanese, Steel, wood (rosewod), copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), gold, silver, Japanese — Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Gassan Sadakazu
Fittings maker Fittings (except menuki) inscribed by Nomura Katsumori
Fittings maker Menuki inscribed by Seii
blade, dated 1870; mounting, 19th century

鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Long Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Muramasa Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>same</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, Japanese — 鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Long Sword (Katana)
Multiple artists/makers
blade, 16th century; mounting, 19th century

鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (<i>Daishō</i>), Muramasa Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (<i>same</i>), thread, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, Japanese — 鮫皮研出鞘大小拵 Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)
Multiple artists/makers
sword (katana) blade, 16th century; short sword (wakizashi) blade, late 14th–early 15th century; mountings, 19th century

Mounted Spear with Sheath

Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Kanesada

blade, late 15th–early 16th century; mounting, 18th century

Javelin (Nageya) with Sheath, Ivory, feather, wood, Japanese — Javelin (Nageya) with Sheath
Japanese
ca. 1615–1868

虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk, Japanese — 虫尽金具大小拵 Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada
Fittings maker Fittings inscribed by 乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu
blade, 17th century; mounting, early 19th century

Sword with Scabbard Mounts, Iron, bronze, copper, gold, silver, Japanese — Sword with Scabbard Mounts
Japanese
6th century

Mounted Spear with Sheath

Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Kane

blade, early 16th century; mounting, 18th century

Blade and Mounting for a Spear (Yari)

Japanese

18th century

Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana), Naotane Taikei Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, rayskin (samé), silk, iron, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper, gold, silver, Japanese — Blade and Mounting for a Sword (Katana)
Swordsmith Blade inscribed by Naotane Taikei
Decorator Engraving on blade attributed to Honjō Yoshitane
Fittings maker Sword guard (tsuba) inscribed by Yukinaka
blade, dated 1839; mounting, 19th century

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