Sword

Description

Sword, with curved steel blade half double-edged; hilt of sharkskin-covered wood; tsuba; sword sheath of lacquered wood with bronze mounts chased with sea-dragons; bronze habaki; sageo cord: Japan, blade dated 1828

Museum reference

A.1905.461

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sword, Tsuba, Sword sheath

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1828

Materials

Steel, Wood, Shark skin, Wood, Lacquer, Bronze, Silk, Cotton

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland