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sword / shirazaya
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Object type
Museum number
2002,0508.1
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Description
Tachi (lond sword blade) 2002,0508.1. Signed. with habaki and shirazaya (plain wooden storage scabbard).
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Producer name
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1150-1250
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Production place
- Made in: Bicchu (kuni)
- (Asia,Japan,Honshu,Bicchu)
- Made in: Bicchu (kuni)
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Materials
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Location
Not on display
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Exhibition history
Exhibited:
2006 Oct 13-, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Japan from prehistory to the present' -
Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
2002
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Acquisition notes
Credit Line: Acquisition supported by the Brooke Sewell Bequest and the Art Fund.
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
2002,0508.1
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