Sword

Description

Sword, with a curved single-edged steel blade, a wooden hilt covered in shark skin and laced with black silk cord, and a sword sheath of black lacquered wood with longitudinal stripes and sprinkled with mother-of-pearl: Japan, blade 15th century, mount 19th century

Museum reference

A.1956.634

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Sword, Sword sheath

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

15th century

Materials

Steel, Wood, Shark skin, Silk, Wood, Lacquer, Mother of pearl

Physical description

Blade - steel; hilt - wood, shark skin, silk; sheath - wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

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

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia