Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daish?) sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century Long sword (katana) blade inscribed by Sukemitsu of Bizen Japanese This is the only known complete set of daish? mountings 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 Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daish?). Japanese. sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi)
Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daish?) sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century Long sword (katana) blade inscribed by Sukemitsu of Bizen Japanese This is the only known complete set of daish? mountings 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 Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daish?). Japanese. 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. Swords
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