Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (<i>Daishō</i>)

Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada|乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu

blades, 17th century; mountings, early 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk · Arms and Armor

Artist

Yokoyama Kōzukedaijō Sukesada|乙柳軒政信 Otsuryūken Masanobu

Date

blades, 17th century; mountings, early 19th century

Medium

Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), ray skin (<i>same</i>), silk

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936