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- Large and Small Mounting with Gold-Plated Scabbard
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Important Cultural Property
Large and Small Mounting with Gold-Plated Scabbard
- Museum No.
- EK479
Photo No：170414_EL_0036
Color type：Color
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| Title | Large and Small Mounting with Gold-Plated Scabbard |
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| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
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| Category | Metalwork (E) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 17th |
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These large and small scabbards are in the style of inrô kizami, lacquered in green near the hilt and gold-plated at the end of the scabbard, which was a popular decoration of the Momoyama period (1573-1615). These mountings were made sometime during the Kan'ei era (1624-44F). The metal fittings, including menuki ("hilt ornamentation") with carved hermits and warriors, are also exceptional, making this work one of a few extant masterpieces that exhibits the extravagance of the Momoyama period. They were handed down among the Tachibana family of Yanagawa in Chikugo Province (present-day Fukuoka Prefecture).
Japan-Edo