Sword Item Number: N2.1345 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A short, wakizashi style sword with a wooden handle and sheath. Handle features black silk cords tied decoratively (tsuka-ito ) over a grey sharkskin covering and a pair of menuki (sword fittings), one on each side of the handle. Sheath has inlaid horn on a black ground. The guard has a prunus design.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Mrs. Pride before 1935
- Received from Mrs. Pride (Donor) during 1935
What
- Name
- Sword
- Identification Number
- N2.1345 a-b
- Type of Item
- sword
- Material
- steel metal, horn, lacquer, shark skin, wood, copper metal and silk fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, forged, lacquered and inlaid
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, width 57.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Pride
- Received from
- Mrs. Pride (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1935
- Acquisition Date
- during 1935
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 78
- Accession Number
- 2299/0001 a-b