Blade and Mounting for a Short Sword (Wakizashi), blade, 15th century; mounting, 18th century, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin (samé); thread, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), L. 27 1/16 in. (68.8 cm); L. of blade 24 5/16 in. (61.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 19 7/8 in. (50.5 cm); D. of curvature 9/16 in. (1.45 cm); L. of scabbard 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); knife (c); L. of blade 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Wt. 0.4 oz. (11.3 g), Swords, This is the only known complete set of daishō mountings (paired with 36a, b) by Iwamoto Konkan, one of the most famous makers of sword fittings in the eighteenth century. The artist's inscription identifies the patron as Iwata Takanori and the design as the Six Tama Rivers
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Blade, Mounting, Short Sword, Wakizashi, blade, 15th century, mounting, 18th, Japanese, Steel, wood, lacquer, ray skin, samé, thread, copper-gold alloy, shakudō, copper-silver, shibuichi, L, 27 1/16, 68.8 cm, blade 24 5/16, 61.8, cutting edge 19 7/8, 50.5, D, curvature 9/16, 1.45, scabbard 3/4, 50.2, knife, 7 11/16, 19.5, Wt, 0.4 oz, 11.3 g, Swords, complete set, daishō mountings, paired, 36a, b, Iwamoto Konkan, famous makers, sword fittings, eighteenth, artist, inscription identifies, patron, Iwata Takanori, design, Six Tama Rivers
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