Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)

Sukemitsu of Bizen|Yasumitsu|Iwamoto Konkan

sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, rayskin, silk · Arms and Armor

Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō) — Sukemitsu of Bizen|Yasumitsu|Iwamoto Konkan
Artist
Sukemitsu of Bizen|Yasumitsu|Iwamoto Konkan
Date
sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century
Medium
Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, rayskin, silk
Culture
Japanese
Department
Arms and Armor
Credit line
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936

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