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Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 21, 2009 - January 10, 2010

1. Haniwa (terracotta sculpture) of a standing warrior

Kofun Period, 6th century

Earthenware

H. 124.8 cm (48⅛ in.)

Aikawa Archaeological Museum, Gunma Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

2a-c. Tankō armor

Kofun Period, 5th century

Iron

H. of helmet bowl, 13.5 cm (5⅜ in.); H. of neck guard 15 cm (5⅞ in.); H. of cuirass 45 cm (17¾ in.)

Shiga Prefecture Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum

Important Cultural Property

3. Yoroi armor with red-leather lacing

Heian period, 12th century

Iron, copper, gold, leather, and silk

H. of helmet bowl, 12.6 cm (5 in.); H. of neck guard, 27 cm (10⅝ in.); H. of cuirass 37 cm (14⅝ in.); H. of skirt, 24.5 cm (9⅝ in.)

Okayama Prefectural Museum

National Treasure

4. Kote (armored sleeves)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Iron, copper, gold, and silk

L. of each, 66.6 cm (26¼ in.)

Kasuga-taisha Shrine, Nara

National Treasure

5. Yoroi armor with white triangular-pattern lacing

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

H. of helmet bowl, 13.5 cm (5⅜ in.); H. of cuirass, 32.5 cm (12¾ in.); H. of skirt, 29.5 cm (11⅝ in.)

Kushibiki-hachimangū Shrine, Aomori Prefecture

National Treasure

6. Dō-maru armor with dark blue lacing

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Iron, leather, copper, gold, and silk

H. of helmet bowl, 13 cm (5⅛ in.); H. of cuirass, 32.5 cm (12¾ in.)

Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

7. Dō-maru armor with multicolored lacing and large shoulder guards

Muromachi period, 15th century

Iron, leather, lacquer, gold, copper, and silk

H. of cuirass, 28.5 cm (11¼ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

8. Haramaki with multicolored lacing, ridged helmet, and large shoulder guards

Muromachi period, 15th century

Iron, leather, gilt copper, lacquer, braid, and cord

H. of cuirass, 27.3 cm (10¾ in.); H. of skirt, 31.2 cm (12¼ in.); H. of helmet bowl, 12.2 cm (4¾ in.)

Sata-jinja Shrine, Shimane Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

9. Haramaki with multicolored lacing and large shoulder guards

Muromachi period, 16th century

Iron, leather, copper, gold, lacquer, and silk

H. of cuirass, 27.2 cm (10¾ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

10. Dō-maru gusoku armor with black lacing and six-forked deerhorn helmet

Momoyama period, 16th century

H. of helmet bowl, 17.8 cm (7 in.); H. of cuirass, 39 cm (15⅜ in.)

Private collection

Important Cultural Property

11. Honda Tadakatsu

Edo period, 17th century

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk

124 x 64 cm (48⅞ x 25¼ in.)

Private collection

Important Cultural Property

12. Nimai-dō armor with dark blue and red lacing

Edo period, 18th century

Iron, wood, leather, gold, and lacquer

H. of helmet bowl, 13.9 cm (5½ in.); H. of cuirass, 35 cm (13¾ in.)

Okazaki City Museum, Aichi Prefecture

13. Black-lacquered gusoku armor with five-plate cuirass and dark blue lacing

Edo period, 16th - 17th century

H. of helmet bowl, 14.7 cm (5¾ in.); H. of cuirass, 37.7 cm (14⅞ in.)

Sendai City Museum, Miyagi Prefecture, Given by the Kanno Family

14. Flag with sun motif

Edo period, 17th century

Color on silk

247.7 x 201.5 cm (97½ x 79⅜ in.)

Sendai City Museum, Miyagi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

15. Nanban-style gosuko armor

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, leather, and lacquer

H. of helmet bowl, 27 cm (10⅝ in.); H. of cuirass, 48.5 cm (19⅛ in.)

Wakayama Kishū Tōshōgū Shrine, Wakayama Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

16. Nanban-style gosuko armor

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, lacquer, silk, and yak hair

H. of helmet bowl, 23 cm (9 in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

17a-c. Nimai-dō gosuko armor with black lacing; umajirushi (camp standard); and sashimono (personal flag)

Momoyama period, 17th century

a. Iron, lacquer, and silk; H. of helmet bowl, 14.5 cm (5¾ in.); H. of cuirass, 39 cm (15⅜ in.)

b. Papier-mâché and gold; 62 x 60 cm (24⅜ x 23⅝ in.)

c. Silk and gold leaf; 156 x 73 cm (61⅜ x 28¾ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

18. Sakakibara Yasumasa

Edo period, 17th century

Hanging scroll; ink and colors and silk

112 x 46 cm (44⅛ x 18⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

19. Arming Jacket with tsujigahana-dyed hollyhock mon (insignia) for a gusoku armor

Momoyama period, 17th century

Silk and pigments

L. 89 cm (35 in.); W. overall 128 cm (50⅜ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

20. Gusoku armor with multicolored lacing and dō (torso defense) in flesh-colored lacquer

Momoyama period, late 16th - 17th century

Iron, silk, lacquer, gold, and bear fur

H. of helmet bowl, 16 cm (6¼ in.); H. of cuirass, 39.9 cm (15¾ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

21. Ni-ō dō gusoku (Buddhist guardian deity armor) with red lacing

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, leather, lacquer, braid, and animal hair

H. of helmet bowl, 14 cm (5½ in.); H. of cuirass, 35 cm (13¾ in)

Ishikawa-ken History Museum, Ishikawa Prefecture

22. Nimai-dō cuirass gusoku armor with red lacquer and smoked-leather lacing

Momoyama period, 17th century

Iron, leather, lacquer, wood, and gold

H. of helmet bowl, 14.3 cm (5⅝ in.); H. of cuirass, 42 cm (16½ in.)

Hikone Castle Museum, Shiga Prefecture

23. Leather-clad nimai-dō gusoku armor with light blue lacing

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, leather, lacquer, and silk

H. of helmet bowl 18.5 cm (7¼ in.); H. of cuirass, 42.5 cm (16¾ in.)

Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History

24. Nimai-dō gusoku armor with tatewaku-pattern lacing

Edo period, 18th century

Iron, gold, leather, lacquer, and silk

H. of cuirass, 37 cm (14⅝ in.)

Hayashibara Art Museum, Okayama Prefecture

25. Yoroi armor with red lacing

Edo period, 1839

Iron, shakudō, gold leather, lacquer, and silk

H. of helmet bowl, 14.8 (5⅞ in.); H. of cuirass, 30 cm (11⅞ in.)

Sakai city Museum, Ōsaka

26. Hoshi-kabuto (riveted helmet) with twenty-eight plates

Kamakura period, 13th century

Iron, lacquer, dyed leather, braid, and cord

H. of helmet bowl, 9.4 cm (3¼ in.)

Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History

Important Cultural Property

27. Hoshi-kabuto (riveted helmet) with fifty-two plates and red lacing

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Iron, copper leather, gold, silk, and brocade

H. of helmet bowl, 13.2 cm (5¼ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

28. Black-lacquered suji-kabuto (ridged helmet) with forty-eight plates

Muromachi period, 16th century

Iron, lacquer, copper, gold, and silk

H. of bowl, 14.3 cm (5⅝ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

29. Momonari-kabuto (peach-shaped helmet) with water buffalo horns

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, lacquer, cord, thread, and gold

H. of bowl, 23 cm (9 in.), H. of side crests, 62 cm (24⅜ in.)

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

30. Zunari-kabuto (head-shaped helmet) with ō-nakaguri (large "cut-away") side crests

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, lacquer, silk, and silver

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

31. Ogata Shinko

The Twenty Four Knights of Kuroda

Edo Period, 19th century

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper

124.1 x 55.5 cm (48⅞ x 21⅞ in.)

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

32. Kabuto (helmet) in the shape of Mount Fuji, with silver leaf

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, lacquer, leather, silver, cord, and animal hair

H. of outer bowl, 32.5 cm (12¾ in.)

Yasukuni-jinja Shrine, Tokyo

33. Kabuto (helmet) in the shape of a turban shell, with gold leaf

Momoyama period, 17th century

Iron, gold, lacquer, and silk

H. of bowl, 19.3 cm (7⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

34. Black-lacquered kabuto (helmet) in the shape of a tokan-nari (Chinese crown)

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, lacquer, and papier-mâché

H. of outer bowl, 25.5 cm (8¼ in.)

Yasukuni-jinja Shrine, Tokyo

35. Silver and gold-inlaid nanban-style kabuto (helmet)

Momoyama period, 16th - 17th century

Iron, gold, silver, leather, and lacquer

H. of bowl, 25.5 cm (10 in.)

Ōsaka Castle Museum

36. Kabuto (helmet) with hollyhock leaves

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

Iron, lacquer, and silk

H. of bowl, 23 cm (9 in.)

National Museum of Japanese History, Chiba Prefecture

37. Momonari-kabuto (peach-shaped helmet) with butterfly crest

Edo period, 18th century

Iron, wood, gold, leather, lacquer, and silk

H. of bowl, 26.5 cm (10⅜ in.)

National Museum of Japanese History, Chiba Prefecture

38. Kabuto (helmet) with brown lacing and yaroto-style hair

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, lacquer, silk, silver, and hair

H. of bowl, 15.6 cm (6⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

39. Eboshi-shaped kabuto (helmet) with maedate (crest) in form of a mantis

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, lacquer, cord, silk, wood, gold, and papier-mâché

H. of bowl, 20.3 cm (8 in.)

Private collection

40. Black-lacquered swallowtail kabuto (helmet)

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, lacquer, papier-mâché, and cord

H. of outer bowl, 38.8 cm (15¼ in.)

Yasukuni-jinja Shrine, Tokyo

41. Black-lacquered kabuto (helmet) with the arm of a guardian deity wielding a vajra

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, lacquer, wood, and papier-mâché

H. of outer bowl, 43.5 cm (17⅛ in.)

Yasukuni-jinja Shrine, Tokyo

42. Kabuto (helmet) in the shape of open clamshells, with purple lacing

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

Iron, lacquer, silver, gold, silk, and wood

H. of bowl, 33.6 cm (13¼ in.)

Iwakuni Art Museum, Yamaguchi Prefecture

43. Gold leaf-covered kabuto (helmet) in the form of a square cloth cap

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

Iron, gold, silk, and lacquer

H. of bowl, 22 cm (8⅝ in.)

Iwakuni Art Museum, Yamaguchi Prefecture

44. Kabuto (helmet) in the shape of a crab, with pale blue lacing

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

Iron, wood, gold, silk, and papier-mâché

H. of bowl, 31.78 cm (12½ in.)

Iwakuni Art Museum, Yamaguchi Prefecture

45. Kabuto (helmet) in the form of a wind-swept eboshi cap, with pale blue lacing

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

Iron, gold, copper, lacquer, and silk

H. of bowl, 33 cm (13 in.)

Iwakuni Art Museum, Yamaguchi Prefecture

46. Kabuto (helmet) in the form of a cap with a dragonfly and iris, with pale blue lacing

Edo period, 17th - 18th century

Iron, copper, gold, lacquer, and silk

H. of bowl, 24.5 cm (9⅝ in.)

Iwakuni Art Museum, Yamaguchi Prefecture

47. Black-lacquered kabuto (helmet) in the shape of rabbit ears

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, lacquer, wood, and papier-mâché

H. overall, 67 cm (26⅜ in.)

Yasukuni-jinja Shrine, Tokyo

48. Russet-iron eight-plate shii-nari kabuto (acorn-shaped helmet) with spectacles

Edo period, 18th century

Iron, leather, silk, and gold

H. of bowl, 20.8 cm (8¼ in.)

National Museum of Japanese History, Chiba Prefecture

49. Kabuto (helmet) in the form of a five-storied pagoda

Edo period, 18th century

Wood, lacquer, leather, silk, and iron

H. overall, 86.3 cm (34 in.)

Kyoto National Museum

50. Blade for a chokutō (straight, single-edged sword)

Kofun period, 5th century

Steel

L. including tang, 113 cm (44½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

51. Blade for a ken (straight, double-edged sword)

Kofun period, 5th century

Iron

L. 59.7 cm (23½ in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gift of Bashford Dean, by exchange, 1906

52. Kanto tachi mounting with a pair of dragons in pommel

Kofun period, 6th century

Iron, copper, and gold

L. 98 cm (38⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

53. Blade for a chokutō (straight, single-edged sword) with inscription inlaid in gold

Kofun period, 7th century

Steel

L. 64.5 cm (25⅜ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

54. Blade for a chokutō (straight, single-edged sword), known as "Suiryuken" (Water Dragon Sword)

Nara period, 8th century

Steel

L. 62.1 cm (24½)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

55. Blade for a ken (straight, double-edged sword)

Heian period, 10th century

Steel

L. 53.3 cm (21 in.)

Izuzan-jinja Shrine, Shizuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

56. Sanjo Munechika (938-1014)

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Heian period, 11th century

Steel

L. 78.2 cm (30¾ in.)

Nangu-taisha Shrine, Gifu Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

57. Hoki Yasutsuna

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Heian period, 11th century

Steel

L. 76.1 cm (30 in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Art Object

58. Yasuie

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Heian period, 11th - 12th century

Steel

L. 77.2 cm (30⅜ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

National Treasure

59. Masatsune

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Heian period, 12th century

Steel

L. 74.2 cm (29¼ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

National Treasure

60. Kanehira

Blade for a tachi (slung sword), known as "Ō-Kanehira" (Great kanehira)

Heian period, 12th century

Steel

L. 89.2 cm (35⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

61. Nobufusa

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Heian period, 12th century

Steel

L. 80 cm (31½ in.)

Chido Museum, Yamagata Prefecture

National Treasure

62. Blade for a tachi (slung sword) with chrysanthemum mon (insignia)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 78.1 cm (30¾ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

Important Cultural Property

63. Yoshifusa

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 71.2 cm (28 in.)

Hayashibara Museum of Art, Okayama

National Treasure

64. Sukezane

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 71.2 cm (28. in)

Nikkō Tōshōgū Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture

National Treasure

65. Kunimune

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 81.8 cm (32¼ in.)

Nikkō Tōshōgū Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture

National Treasure

66. Hisakuni

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 80.4 cm (31⅝ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

National Treasure

67. Norikuni

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 74.7 cm (29⅜ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

National Treasure

68. Yoshimitsu

Blade for a tantō (dagger), known as "Atsu Toshiro (Atsushi)"

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 21.8 cm (8⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

69. Kuniyoshi

Blade for an uchigatana (midlength sword), known as "Nakigitsune" (Crying Fox)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 54 cm (21¼ in.)

Tokyo National Museum, Given by Watanabe Seiichiro

Important Cultural Property

70. Sadatoshi

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 78.8 cm (31 in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

71. Kuniyuki

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 69.7 cm (27½ in.)

Kunōzan Tōshōgū Shrine, Shizuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

72. Kunitoshi

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 77.9 cm (30⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

73. Rai Kunitoshi

Blade for a kodachii (small slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 54.4 cm (21⅜ in.)

Nikko Futaarazan Jinja, Tochigi Prefecture

National Treasure

74. Rai Kunimitsu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 14th century

Steel

L. 79.1 cm (31⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

75. Tsunetsugu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 76.8 cm (30¼ in)

Tsuchiura City Museum, Ibaraki Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

76. Mitsutada

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 72.4 cm (28½ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

National Treasure

77. Nagamitsu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword), known as "Dai Hannya Nagamitsu"

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 73.6 cm (29 in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

78. Nagamitsu

Naginata (staff weapon)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. of blade, 44.2 cm (17⅜ in.); l. of tang, 63.5 cm (25. in.)

Sano Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefecture

National Treasure

79. Sanemitsu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 14th century

Steel

L. 77.3 cm (30⅜ in.)

Chido Museum, Yamagata Prefecture

National Treasure

80. Kagemitsu

Blade for a tantō (dagger)

Kamakura period, 1323

Steel

L. 28.3 cm (11⅛ in.)

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore

National Treasure

81. Kanenaga

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 72.4 cm (28½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

82. Sadayoshi

Blade for a tantō (dagger), known as "Ō-Hōshō" (Great Hōshō)

Kamakura period, 1317

Steel

L. 28.5 cm (11¼ in.)

Tokyo National Museum, Given by Mr. Watanabe Seiichiro

Important Cultural Property

83. Shintogo Kunimitsu

Blade for a tantō (dagger)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Steel

L. 25.1 cm (9⅞ in.)

Sano Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

84. Yukimitsu

Blade for a tantō (dagger)

Kamakura period, 14th century

Steel

L. 26.2 cm (10⅜ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

National Treasure

85. Attributed to Masamune

Blade for a katana (sword), known as "Nakatsukasa Masamune"

Kamakura period, 14th century

Steel

L. 67.1 cm (26⅜ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

National Treasure

86. Attributed to Masamune

Blade for a tantō (dagger)

Kamakura period, 14th century

Steel

L. 24.1 cm (9½ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum

National Treasure

87. Attributed to Sadamune

Blade for a tantō (dagger), known as Meibutsu "Terasawa Sadamune"

Kamakura-Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Steel

L. 29.4 cm (11⅝ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

National Treasure

88. Attributed to Yoshihiro

Blade for a katana (sword), known as Meibutsu "Matsui Go"

Kamakura period, 14th century

Steel

L. 69.4 cm (27⅜ in.)

Sano Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

89. Yukihiro

Blade for a tantō (dagger)

Nanbokuchō period, 1350

Steel

L. 23.5 cm (9¼ in.)

Tsuchiura City Museum, Ibaraki Prefecture

National Treasure

90. Moritsugu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Nanobokuchō period, 14th century

Steel

L. 86 cm (33⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

91. Tomomitsu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Nanbokuchō period, 1366

Steel

L. 126 cm (49⅝ in.)

Nikko Futaarazan Jinja, Tochigi Prefecture

National Treasure

92. Attributed to Hasebe Kunishige

Blade for a katana (sword), known as Meibutsu "Heshi-Kiri Hasebe"

Nanbokuchō period, 14th

Steel

L. 64.9 cm (25½ in.)

Fukuoaka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

National Treasure

93. Attributed to Shizu

Blade for a tantō (dagger), known as Meibutsu "Togawa Shizu"

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Steel

L. 27 cm (10½ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

94. Yasumitsu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Muromachi period, 15th century

Steel

L. 82.9 cm (32⅝ in.)

Kakegawa-jinja, Kochi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

95. Ukyo no suke Katsumitsu and Sakyo no shin Munemitsu

Blade for a wakizashi (short sword)

Muromachi period, 1487

Steel

L. 53.6 cm (21⅛ in.)

Nikko Tōshōgū Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

96. Muramasa

Blade for a katana (sword)

Muromachi period, 16th century

Steel

L. 68.8 cm (27⅛ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

97. Kanemoto

Blade for a katana (sword), known as "Daisen Kanemoto"

Muromachi period, 16th century

Steel

L. 76.9 cm (30¼ in.)

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

98. Kanehisa

Blade for a yari (spear), known as "Ō-ōmi (no) Yari" (The Great Long-bladed Yari)

Muromachi period, 1562

Steel

L. 77.9 cm (30⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

99. Umatada Myoju

Blade for a katana (sword)

Momoyama period, 1598

Steel

L. 64.7 cm (25½ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

Important Cultural Property

100. Tadayoshi

Blade for a katana (sword)

Momoyama period, 17th century

Steel

L. 68.2 cm (26⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum, Given by Kanno Masaaki

101. Kunihiro

Blade for a katana (sword), known as the "Katō Kunihiro"

Momoyama period, 17th century

Steel

L. 69.5 cm (27⅜ in.)

Mitsui Memorial Museum, Tokyo

Important Cultural Property

102. Hankei

Blade for a katana (sword)

Momoyama-Edo period, 17th century

Steel

L. 81.8 cm (32¼ in.)

Sumiyoshi-taisha Shrine, Ōsaka

Important Cultural Property

103. Yasutsugu

Blade for a wakizashi (short sword)

Momoyama period, 17th century

Steel

L. 35.3 cm (13⅞ in.)

Atsuta Jingu Shrine, Aichi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

104. Kunikane

Blade for a katana (sword)

Edo period, 1648

Steel

L. 81.2 cm (32 in.)

Kurokawa Institute of Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

Important Art Object

105. Kotetsu

Blade for a katana (sword)

Edo period, 1660-64

Steel

L. 72.7 cm (28⅝ in.)

Tsukamoto Art Museum, Chiba Prefecture

Important Art Object

106. Sukehiro

Blade for a katana (sword)

Edo period, 1677

Steel

L. 69.7 cm (27½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Art Object

107. Masakiyo

Blade for a katana (sword)

Edo period, 18th century

Steel

L. 74.2 cm (29¼ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

108. Kiyomaro

Blade for a katana (sword)

Edo period, 19th century

Steel

L. 71 cm (28 in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

109. Gasssan Sadakazu

Blade for a tachi (slung sword)

Taishō era, 1915

Steel

L. 68.4 cm (26⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

110. Hyogo gusari tachi mounting with pine and wisteria mon (insignia)

Kamakura period, 13th century

Wood, copper, gold, silver, and sharkskin

L. 96 cm (37¾ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

111. Hyogo gusari tachi mounting

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Wood, silver, gold, and copper

L. 126 cm (49⅝ in.)

Kasuga-taisha Shrine, Nara

National Treasure

112. Black-lacquered hirumaki no tachi mounting with a spiral-wound, silvered-copper scabbard

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

wood, lacquer, silk, sharkskin, copper

L. 154.5 cm (60¾ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

113. Koshigatana mounting with an oak and horned-owl design

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Shakudō, gold, lacquer, and wood

L. 46 cm (18⅛ in.)

Kasuga-taisha Shrine, Nara

Important Cultural Property

114. Koshigatana mounting with peonies and a plum blossom-patterned same scabbard

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, copper, and gold

L. 55 cm (21⅝ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

Important Cultural Property

115. Koshigatana mounting

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

Wood, silver, copper, and gold

L. 42 cm (16½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

116. Leather-wrapped tachi mounting with gold paulownia mon (insignia)

Muromachi period, 15th century

Wood, leather, gold, lacquer, copper, and silk

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

117. Black-lacquered tachi mounting with autumnal grasses

Muromachi period, 16th century

Silver, shakudō, lacquer, silk, and wood

L. 122 cm (48 in.)

Sano Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

118. Black-lacquered chiisagatana mounting for a tantō (dagger) with a tsuba (sword guard)

Muromachi period, 16th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, leather, shakudō, gold, silver, and silk

L. 46.2 cm (18¼ in.)

Saitama Prefectural Museum of History and Folklore

National Treasure

119. Goto Yūjō

Koshigatna mounting with shishi (Chinese lions) and peonies

Mounting: Edo period, 17th century; Fittings: Muromachi period, 15th century

Wood, rayskin, gold, and lacquer

L. 60 cm (23⅝ in.)

Maeda Ikutokukai Foundation, Tokyo

Important Cultural Property

120. Cord-bound ito maki no tachi mounting with gold nashiji lacquer

Momoyama period, late 16th century

Wood, lacquer, shakudō, gold, and silk

L. 109 cm (42⅞ in.)

Chido Museum, Yamagata Prefecture

National Treasure

121. Cord-bound ito maki no tachi mounting with gold nashiji lacquer and scattered hollyhock mon (insignia)

Edo period, 17th century

Wood, lacquer, shakudō, gold, and silk

L. 112.1 cm (44⅛ in.)

National Treasure

122. Daishō pair of vermilion and gold hirumaki mountings

Momoyama period, 16th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, and gold

L. of dai, 95 cm (37⅜ in.); L. of shō, 70.2 cm (27⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

123. Daishō pair of vermilion-lacquered mountings with cloud and dragon motifs

Momoyama period, 16th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, copper, and gold

L. of dai, 116 cm (45⅝ in.); L. of shō, 59 cm (23¼ in.)

Oyama-jinja Shrine, Ishikawa Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

124. Koshigatana mounting with gold nashiji lacquer

Edo period, 17th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, shakudō, gold, and silk

L. 71.5 cm (28⅛ in.)

Nikkō Tōshōgū Shrine, Tochigi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

125. Katana mounting with a gold "hailstone" rayskin motif

Momoyama period, 17th century

Wood, leather, lacquer, and gold

L. 91.6 cm (31⅛ in.)

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

126. Kazaritachi mounting with nashiji lacquer

Edo period, 17th century

Wood, lacquer, gold, rayskin, shell, cloisonné, and gemstones

L. 89.7 cm (35⅜ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

127. Tachi mounting with chrysanthemum and paulownia mon (insignia) and nashiji lacquer

Edo period, 17th century

Wood, lacquer, gold, shakudō, and silk

L. 109 cm (42⅞ in.)

Tsukamoto Art Museum, Chiba Prefecture

128. Pair of pheasant's-head ito maki no tachi mountings

Edo period, 17th century

wood, lacquer, shakudō, gold, and silver

L. 130 cm and 126 cm (51⅛ in. and 49⅝ in.)

Morioka Central Public Hall, Iwate Prefecture

129. Daishō black-lacquered pair of mountings

Edo period, 18th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, silk, horn, and shakudō

L. of dai, 97.1 cm (38¼ in.); L. of shō, 73.7 cm (29 in.)

Tokyo National Museum

130. Gold aikuchi mounting for a tantō (dagger) with nashiji lacquer and hollyhock mon

Edo period, 19th century

Wood, lacquer, rayskin, gold, and silk

L. 38.9 cm (15⅜ in.)

Sano Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefecture

131. Tachi mounting with bird and flower designs

Edo period, 19th century

Red sandalwood, lacquer, shell, gold, silver, and shakudō

L. 103 cm (40½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

132. Wakizashi mounting with bird and flower designs

Edo period, 19th century

Ebony, rayskin, lacquer, shell, gold, silver, and shakudō

L. 62.7 cm (24¾ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

133. Toppei-style uchigatana mounting with polished same and longitudinal ribbing

Edo period, 19th century

Sharkskin, shibuichi, gold, silver, silk, and wood

L. 95.5 cm (37⅝ in.)

Private collection

134. Daishō pair of mountings with ishimochi and fuji-tomoe mon (insignia) in maki-e lacquer

Edo period, 19th century

Wood, lacquer, maki-e, gold, shibuichi, cloisonné, and silk

L. of dai, 85.6 cm (33¾ in.); L. of shō, 43.9 cm (17¼ in.)

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

135. Kanō Natsuo (1828-1898)

Chokutō mounting with nashiji lacquer, water dragons, and auspicious cloud motifs

Meiji era, 1873

Wood, gold, silver, shakudō, lacquer, and silk

L. 80.2 cm (31⅝ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

136. "Armorer's" tsuba (sword guard) with hat motifs

Kamakura period, 14th century

Iron

Diam. 8.6 cm (3⅜ in.)

Private collection

137. "Swordsmith's" tsuba (sword guard) with a butterfly motif

Muromachi period, 15th century

Iron

Diam. 8.5 cm (3⅜ in.)

Private collection

138. Owari sukashi tsuba (sword guard) with cruciform motif

Muromachi period, 16th century

Iron

8.4 x 8.1 cm (3¼ x 3⅛ in.)

Private collection

139. Kyo-sukashi tsuba (sword guard) with wisteria motif

Momoyama period, 17th century

Iron

8.3 x 8.4 cm (3¼ x 3¼ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

140. Kamakura tsuba (sword guard) with Sangatsu-do tower and bridge

Muromachi period, 16th century

Iron

8.3 x 8 cm (3¼ x 3⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

141. Ōnin tsuba (sword guard) with lattice piercing and inlaid mon (insignia)

Muromachi period, 16th century

Iron and brass

Diam. 8.4 cm (3¼ in.)

Private collection

142. Tsuba (sword guard) with tomo-e (comma motifs)

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron

8.5 x 8.4 cm (3⅜ x 3¾ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

143. Tsuba (sword guard) with waka poem

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron

8.6 x 8.6 cm (3⅜ x 3⅜ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

144. Kaneie

Tsuba (sword guard) with Chokaro

Momoyama period, 16th century

Iron, gold, and silver

9.3 x 8.7 cm (3⅝ x 3⅜ in.)

Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Prefecture

Important Art Object

145. Kōgai (hairdressing implement) with grapevine motif

Muromachi period, 15th century

Shakudō and gold

L. 22.1 cm (8¾ in.)

Private collection

146. Atrributed to Gotō Yūjō (1440-1512)

Mitokoromono (set of sword fittings) with thirty dragons

Muromachi period, 15th century

Gold

Kozuka 9.8 cm (3⅞ in.); Kogai 22.2 cm (8¾ in.); Menuki 3.8 cm (1½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

147. Origami (certificate of appraisal) written by Gotō Mitsumori

Edo period, 1790

Ink on paper

35.2 x 48.5 cm (13⅞ x 19⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

148. Attributed to Gotō Sōjō (1487-1564)

Mitokoromono (set of sword fittings) with walnut design

Muromachi period, 16th century

Shakudō and gold

Kozuka 9.8 cm (3⅞ in.); Kogai 21.1 cm (8¼ in.); Menuki 3.3 cm (1¼ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

149. Attributed to Jōshin (1511-1562)

Mitokoromono (set of sword fittings) with kurikara motifs

Momoyama period, 16th-17th century

Shakudō and gold

L. of kogai, 21 cm (8¼ in.)

Sano Art Museum, Shizuoka Prefecture

150. Gotō Tokujo (1550-1631)

Mitokoromono (set of sword fittings) with shōjō (Nō characters)

Momoyama period, late 16th-early 17th century

Shakudō, gold, and silver

Kozuka 9.8 cm (3⅞ in.); Kogai 21.1 cm (8¼ in.); Menuki 2.7 cm (11/16 in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

151. Gotō Mitsumasa (1695-1742)

Yotokoromono (set of sword fittings) with Narihira journeying to the East

Edo period, 18th century

Gold, silver, and shakudō

Kozuka 9.8 cm (3⅞ in.); Kogai 21.2 cm (8⅜ in.); Menuki 3.8 cm (1½ in.); Fuchi 1.3 cm (½ in.); Kashira 3.2 cm (1¼ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

152. Attributed to Hirata Dōjin (1591-1646)

Kozuka (by-knife handle) depicting a snowy mountain at night

Edo period, 17th century

Shakudō, gold, and enamel

L. 9.6 cm (3¾ in.)

Kurokawa Institute of Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

153. Yoshioka Inabe (no) Suke

Mitokoromono (set of sword fittings) with New Year's decorations

Edo period, 17th century

Shakudō, silver, and gold

Kozuka 9.7 cm (3⅞ in.); Kogai 21.2 cm (8⅜ in.); Menuki 3.9 cm (1½ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

154. Attributed to Hayashi Matashichi

Tsuba (sword guard) with pierced pine-tree motif

Edo period, 17th century

Iron

Diam. 8.4 cm (3¼ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

155. Attributed to Shimizu Jingo

Tsuba (sword guard) with a hawk and monkey

Edo period, 17th century

Iron, brass, and copper

7.4 x 7.3 cm (2⅞ x 2⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

156. Attributed to Miyamoto Musashi

Tsuba (sword guard) with "sea cucumber" motif

Edo period, 17th century

Copper

7.1 x 6.8 cm (2¾ x 2⅝ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

157. Ko-Akasaka tsuba (sword guard) with plum-bough motif

Edo period, 17th century

Iron

8.6 x 7.8 cm (3⅜ x 3⅛ in.)

Private collection

158. Yokoya Somin

Set of menuki (grip fittings) and kozuka (by-knife handle) with Ni-ō (Buddhist guardian figures)

Edo period, 18th century

Shakudō, copper, and gold

L. of kozuka, 9.9 cm (3⅞ in.); L. of menuki, 3.5 cm (1⅜ in.)

Kyoto National Museum

Important Cultural Property

159. Yokoya Somin

Kozuka (by-knife handle) with tigers

Edo period, 18th century

Shakudō and gold

L. 9.8 cm (3⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

160. Tsuchiya Yasuchika (1670-1744)

Tsuba (sword guard) with the Zen monk Bukan

Edo period, 17th century

Brass

7.8 x 7.2 cm (3⅛ x 2⅞ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

161. Sugiura Joi

Kozuka (by-knife handle) with the mountain hermit Tekkai

Edo period, 18th century

Shibuichi and shakudō

L. 9.7 cm (3⅞ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

Important Art Object

162. Shozui (Masayuki) (1696-1769)

Tsuba (sword guard) with the Dankei Episode

Edo period, 18th century

6.9 x 6.4 cm (2¾ x 2½ in.)

Private collection

163. Omori Teruhide

Tsuba (sword guard) with pine boughs, a sailboat, and plovers

Edo period, 17th century

Shakudō, gold, and copper

7.2 x 6.5 cm (2⅞ x 2½ in.)

Hikone Castle Museum, Shiga Prefecture

164. Iwamoto Konkan

Daishō pair for fuchigashira (pommel cap and collar) with carp among water weeds

Edo period, 18th century

Shibuichi and gold

L. 3.4 x 1.6 cm (1⅜ x ⅝ in.); 2.9 x 1.4 cm (1⅛ x ⅝ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

165. Eichzen Daijo Nagatsune (1721-1786)

Tsuba (sword guard) with a pine branch on a beach beneath a crescent moon

Edo period, 18th century

Shibuichi, gold, silver, and shakudō

7.2 x 6.9 cm (2⅞ x 2¾ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

166. Otsuki Mitsuoki (b. 1766)

Daishō pair of tsuba (sword guards) with dragons passing Mount Fuji

Edo period, 19th century

Iron, gold, and silver

Dai, 8 x 7.4 cm (3⅛ x 2⅞ in.); shō, 7 x 6.4 cm (2¾ x 2½ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

167. Gotō Ichijō (1791-1876)

Daishō pair of tsuba (sword guards) with grasses, flowers, and insects

Edo period, 1857

Shakudō, gold, and silver

Dai, 8 x 7.5 cm (3⅛ x 3 in.); shō, 7.5 x 7 cm (3 x 2¾ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

168. Gotō Ichijō (1791-1876)

Mitokoromono (set of sword fittings) with grasses, flowers, and insects

Edo period, 1858

Shakudō, gold, and silver

Kozuka 9.8 cm (3⅞ in.); Kogai 21.3 cm (8⅜ in.); Menuki 3.1 cm (1¼ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

169. Araki Tomei

Daishō set of menuki (grip fittings) with brimming baskets of millet

Edo period, 19th century

Gold

L. of dai pair, 3 cm (1⅛ in.); L. of shō pair, 3.5 cm (1⅜ in.)

Kurokawa Institute for Ancient Cultures, Hyōgo Prefecture

170. Kanō Natsuō

Set of sword fittings with Shikunshi (Four Noble Flowers)

Edo period, 1861

Iron, gold, silver, and shakudō

Tsuba 7.4 x 6.6 cm (2⅞ x 2⅝ in.); Kozuka 9.7 cm (3⅞ in.); Fuchi 3.7 cm (1½ in.); Kashira 3.2 cm (1¼ in.); Menuki 3 cm (1⅛ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

171. Crimson hitatare (long jacket) and hakama (trousers) with scattered paulownia

Muromachi period, 16th century

Silk and brocade

Hitatare: L. 79 cm (31⅛ in.); W. 95 cm (37⅜ in.)

Hakama: L. 110 cm (43¼ in.)

Mohri Hōkōkai, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

172. Dōfuku (surcoat) with tsujigahana-dyed young pine trees

Momoyama period, 16th century

Silk, cotton, and pigments

H. 115 cm (45¼ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

173. Leather jinbaori (surcoat)

Momoyama period, 16th century

Deerskin, velvet, silk, and brocade

H. 117.5 cm (46¼ in.)

Chido Museum, Yamagata Prefecture

174. Velvet jinbaori (surcoat) with mokko and paulownia mon (insignia)

Edo period, late 16th century

Wool

H. 97.9 cm (38½ in.); W. 54.5 cm (21½ in.)

Ōsaka Castle Museum

175. Mantle

Momoyama period, 16th century

Cut velvet

H. 81.5 cm (32⅛ in.)

Nagoya City Hideyoshi and Kiyomasa Memorial Museum, Nagoya

176. Black wool jinbaori (surcoat) with red mountains motif

Momoyama period, 17th century

Wool

H. 94 cm (37 in.)

Sendai City Museum

Important Cultural Property

177. Jinbaori (surcoat) with sacred volcano motif

Edo period, 17th century

Rasha (wool), brocade, and crepe

H. 97.8 cm (38½ in.)

Ōsaka Castle Museum

178. Jinbaori (surcoat) with sun emblem on a white woolen ground

Edo period, 17th century

Wool

H. 108 cm (42½ in.)

Ishikawa-ken History Museum, Ishikawa Prefecture

179. Jinbaori (surcoat) with Dutch sailing ships

Edo period, 18th century

Wool

H. 85 cm (33½ in.)

Maeda Ikutokukai Foundation, Tokyo

180. Gunbai uchiwa (signal fan)

Momoyama period, 16th century

Wood, glass, lacquer, and gold

L. 55 cm (21⅝ in.); W. 21.5 cm (8½ in.)

Chido Museum, Yamagata Prefecture

181. Gunsen (folding military fan) with white pigeons and dragon motifs

Edo period, 17th century

Bamboo, paper, and pigment

L. 36.4 cm (14⅜ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

182. Gunsen (folding military fan) with the Buddhist Wheel of Law

Edo period, 17th century

Bamboo, paper, and pigmented lacquer

L. 36.4 cm (14⅜ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

183. Saihai (command baton) with gilt paper

Edo period, 18th century

Wood, paper, gold, lacquer, and silk

L. of shaft, 46.4 cm (18¼ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

184. Saihai (command baton) with white bear fur

Edo period, 18th century

bear fur, wood, lacquer, and maki-e

L. of shaft, 36.6 cm (14⅜ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

185. Hora (conch-shell trumpet)

Edo period, 17th century

Shell, hemp, and silk

L. 42.4 cm (16¾ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

186. Jindaiko (battlefield drum) with mitsudomo-e (triple comma motif)

Edo period, 17th century

Wood, leather, textile, lacquer, and copper alloy

Diam. 37.9 cm (14⅞ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

187a-c. Archery Equipment: shigeto no yumi (rattan-bound bow), with four type of arrows; nuri utsubo (lacquered quiver); and yugake (archer's glove)

Edo period, 1662

Bamboo, wood, rattan, lacquer, iron, feathers, and leather

L. of bow, 227.6 cm (89⅝ in.); L. of arrows, 84.2 cm (33⅛ in.); L. of quiver, 100 cm (39⅜ in.)

Kunōzan Tōshōgū Shrine, Shizuoka Prefecture

188. Yazutsu (quiver) with autumnal motifs in maki-e

Edo period, 17th century

Wood, lacquer, and makie-e

L. 97.6 cm (38⅜ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

189. Noda Zenshiro Kiyotaka

Matchlock gun and accessories

Edo period, 1612

Iron, wood, and shibuichi

L. of gun, 140.5 cm (55⅜ in.)

Kunōzan Tōshōgū Shrine, Shizuoka Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

190. Kura (saddle) and abumi (stirrups) with circular motifs in mother-of-pearl inlay ("The Mirror Saddle")

Kamakura period, 13th century

Saddle: wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, and gilt copper

30.3 x 43.3 x 29.7 cm (11⅞ x 17 x 11¾ in.)

Stirrups: iron, lacquer, and wood

27 x 28 x 12 cm (10⅝ x 11 x 4¾ in.)

Mitake-jinja Shrine, Tokyo

National Treasure

191. Kura (saddle) with blossoming cherry trees

Kamakura period, 13th century

Wood, lacquer, and mother-of-pearl

L. 41.5 cm (16⅜ in.); W. 45.4 cm (17⅞ in.)

Agency for Cultural Affairs

Important Cultural Property

192. Kura (saddle) and abumi (stirrups) with reed motifs

Momoyama period, 16th century

Saddle: wood, lacquer, and gold maki-e

27.5 x 29.5 (10⅞ x 11⅝ in.)

Stirrups: iron, wood, lacquer and gold maki-e

29.5 x 26.2 cm (11⅝ x 10⅜ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

Important Cultural Property

193. Kura (saddle) and abumi (stirrups) with shishi (Chinese lions) and peonies

Edo period, 1710

Saddle: wood, lacquer, and maki-e

27.7 x 31 cm (10⅞ x 12¼ in.)

Stirrups: iron, wood, lacquer and maki-e

27.1 x 29.5 x 12.9 cm (10⅝ x 11⅝ x 5 in.)

Ōsaka Municipal Museum

194. Kura (saddle) and abumi (stirrups) with plum blossoms

Edo period, 1706

Saddle: wood, lacquer and maki-e

27.3 x 37.6 cm (10¾ x 14¾ in.)

Stirrups: iron, wood, lacquer and maki-e

26 x 31.2 x 13.8 cm (10¼ x 12¼ x 5⅜ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

195. Kura (saddle) and abumi (stirrups) with carp among waves in maki-e

Edo period, 19th century

Saddle: wood, lacquer, and maki-e

Stirrups: iron, wood, lacquer, and maki-e

H. of saddle, 27.6 cm (10⅞ in.); H. of stirrups, 24.8 cm (9¾ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

196. Lacquered double box for a tantō (dagger)

Momoyama period, 16th century

Wood, lacquer, and gold

Outer box: 13.2 x 11.6 x 47.8 cm (5¼ x 4⅝ x 18⅞ in.)

Homma Museum of Art

Important Cultural Property

197. Gold nashiji-lacquered sword box with gentian and flowering plum blossom mon (insignia)

Edo period, late 18th century

Wood, lacquer, and gold

18.2 x 16.1 x 121.6 cm (7⅛ x 6⅜ x 47⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

198. Sword stand with scrolling hollyhock vines and hollyhock mon (insignia)

Edo period, 18th century

Wood, lacquer, gold, and maki-e

30.9 x 18.5 x 54 cm (12⅛ x 7¼ x 21¼ in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

199. Black-lacquered sword stand with hollyhock mon (insignia)

Edo period, 18th century

Wood, lacquer, gold, and maki-e

28 x 17.6 x 50.9 cm (11 x 6⅞ x 20 in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

200. Assai Nagamasa

Momoyama period, 1589

Hanging scroll: ink and colors on silk

99.5 x 43 cm (39⅛ x 16⅞ in.)

Jimyoin Temple, Wakayama Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

201. Oichi no Kata, wife of Asai Nagamasa

Momoyama period, 16th century

Hanging scroll: ink and colors on silk

96 x 40.9 cm (37¾ x 16⅛ in.)

Jimyoin Temple, Wakayama Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

202. Ashikaga Yoshiteru

Momoyama period, 1577

Hanging scroll: ink and colors on silk

93.2 x 43.7 (36¾ x 17¼ in.)

Chiba Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

203. The Battle of Kawanakajima

Edo period, 17th century

Pair of six-fold screens: ink, colors, and gold on paper

Right screen: 198.5 x 272.6 cm (78⅛ x 107⅜ in.)

Left screen: 109.2 x 272.7 cm (43 x 107⅜ in.)

Wakayama Prefectural Museum

204. The Battle of Nagashino

Edo period, 17th century

Six-panel folding screen: ink, color, and gold on paper

155.2 x 358 cm (61⅛ x 141 in.)

Nagoya City Museum, Aichi Prefecture

205. Military Standards

Edo period, 17th century

Six-panel folding screen: colors on paper

117.8 x 288.5 cm (46⅜ x 113⅝ in.)

Ōsaka Castle Museum

206. The Construction of a Castle

Momoyama period, 17th century

Six-panel folding screen: ink, color, and gold on paper

55.8 x 210.2 cm (22 x 82¾ in.)

Nagoya City Museum, Aichi Prefecture

207. Kanō Tanshin Morimasa (1653-1718)

Ieyasu and the Sixteen Commanders of the Tokugawa

Edo period, 17th century

Hanging scroll: ink and colors on silk

121.2 x 50.6 cm (47¾ x 19⅞ in.)

Kunōzan Tōshōgū Shrine, Shizuoka Prefecture

208. Ikeda Tsuneoki

Edo period, 18th century

Hanging scroll: ink and colors on silk

99.5 x 44.2 cm (39⅛ x 17⅜ in.)

Hayashibara museum of Art, Okayama

209. Various crafts

Edo period, 17th century

Six-panel folding screen: ink and colors on paper

115.5 x 312.6 cm (45½ x 123⅛ in.)

Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo

210. Odagiri Shuko

Daimyo Precession to Edo

Edo period, 19th century

Handscroll: ink and colors on paper

28.9 cm x 26.9 m (11⅜ in. x 84 ft. 11 in.)

The Tokugawa Art Museum, Aichi Prefecture

211. Manuscript of swordsmiths' signatures and sword connoisseurship

Muromachi period, 1423

Ink on paper

27.5 x 21.3 cm (10⅞ x 8⅜ in.)

National Diet Library

Important Cultural Property

212. Sword Illustrations

Momoyama period, 1594

Handscroll: ink on paper

38.3 x 268.6 cm (15⅛ x 105¾ in.)

Mohri Museum, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Important Cultural Property

213. Compendium of inscriptions over the ages (six vols.)

Edo period, 1702

Ink on paper

22.8 x 16.5 cm (9 x 6½ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

214. Origami (certificate of appraisal) by Hon'ami Kojo

Edo period, 1686

Ink on paper

34.2 x 50.5 cm (13½ x 19⅞ in.)

Tokyo National Museum

my thanks to Jim Gilbert for the information!

Pete Klein · August 29, 2009

There will also be a special discussion of topics on November 8th:

Copy and paste the link below

http://www.metmuseum.org/calendar/ca_program.asp?Eventid={2E7A0A32-791A-4A4A-9F5B-A44A2759F21C}&DisplayDate=11/8/2009

Grey Doffin · August 30, 2009

Thanks for the list, Pete; I've been wondering when it would be made public. It's my understanding that not all objects will be on view through the whole run, that some will be rotated in & out. Maybe the Met would know what/when if someone wanted to see a specific item.

If you have an interest in Nihonto and you can possibly get to New York for the show, go. The importance and quality of the items included is exceptional. The O-Kanehira is one of the 5 great swords of Japan. The Bizen Saburo Kunimune Kokuho tachi is likely the one that Dr. Compton found and returned to Japan and is supposed to be spectacular. Once in a lifetime is a cliche but it wouldn't be out of place if used to describe this show.

Grey

Brian · August 30, 2009

Just a quick look at a small section of the fittings alone:

158. Yokoya Somin

159. Yokoya Somin

160. Tsuchiya Yasuchika (1670-1744)

161. Sugiura Joi

162. Shozui (Masayuki) (1696-1769)

163. Omori Teruhide

164. Iwamoto Konkan

165. Eichzen Daijo Nagatsune (1721-1786)

166. Otsuki Mitsuoki (b. 1766)

167. Gotō Ichijō (1791-1876)

168. Gotō Ichijō (1791-1876)

169. Araki Tomei

170. Kanō Natsuō

Where are you ever going to see those names all in one place on display? Absolutely mindblowing that they were able to organise an exhibition like this outside of Japan. Doubt I will be able to make it over to the USA, but it would be at the top of my list of things to do.

Brian

Gabriel L · August 30, 2009

WOW

I am flabbergasted, and so so happy I live in Manhattan.

uwe · September 21, 2009

Hi Folks,

I probably will be there last week in October, in spite of my fear of flying

Uwe

Grey Doffin · September 22, 2009

Hi guys,

I've spoken with someone in the communications department at The Met; I'm writing a notice for the JSS/US Newsletter. She tells me that item #3:

3. Yoroi armor with red-leather lacing

Heian period, 12th century

Iron, copper, gold, leather, and silk

H. of helmet bowl, 12.6 cm (5 in.); H. of neck guard, 27 cm (10⅝ in.); H. of cuirass 37 cm (14⅝ in.); H. of skirt, 24.5 cm (9⅝ in.)

Okayama Prefectural Museum

National Treasure

"can only be exhibited for 2 wks, every 5 years. And this piece will be on view at the Met during the first 2 wks."

Nice that they let us in The States have the 2 weeks this time around. If you want to see this set of armor you have to be there by Nov. 8th. I will be there either the 6th or the 7th (lucky me).

She also says that the 34 National Treasures in the show are more than twice as many Kokuho as have ever before been allowed out of Japan for a show. If there is any way at all you can make it, whatever it takes, you don't want to miss this one.

Grey

Ted Tenold · September 22, 2009

Grey,

Is there any word from them on a schedule of exhibition rotations? Although none of it should be missed, it would be nice to know what is being displayed when, so that I could maximize my experience by choosing an optimal time to attend.

Clive Sinclaire · September 22, 2009

It is my plan to come straight from Dai Token Ichi for the Nov 8th lecture by Victor Harris. Can any of you locals suggest any reasonable hotels close to the museum, Marriott, Hilton or somesuch? Definitely sounds something not to be missed.

Clive Sinclaire

Grey Doffin · September 22, 2009

Hi Ted,

The lady I spoke with, Naomi Takafuchi, said something that gave me the impression that it would be cloth items that would be rotated (to cut down on light exposure maybe?) and not the blades, koshirae, and kodogu. If this is so I don't know where this leaves armor, which is half iron and half cloth and leather. Sorry, this is all the information I have.

Grey

Ted Tenold · September 22, 2009

Thanks very much Grey. I'm primarly interested in the blades and fittings of course so I don't want to catch the exhibition on "cloth day" on a quickie trip. I'm sure the light is a major consideration for the cloth. With armor, they're also greatly concerned with humidity control for the preservation of the leather and lacquer. It's not uncommon to see humidifiers sitting adjacent to armor in Japan.

myochin · September 24, 2009

Hi Grey,

There are no "National Treasures" in the Okayama Prefectural Museum. I am wondering if there is a mix up with the Ôyama Jinja.

I guess the only way to find out will be at the exhibition or in the catalogue.

Thanks for the heads up though!

Paul.

Grey Doffin · October 17, 2009

Hi guys,

Here is a link to the Met's website and a page that explains which objects will be rotated in and out of the show and the dates of rotation.

http://www.metmuseum.org/special/samurai_armor/images.asp

Grey

Ray Singer · October 28, 2009

I only had an hour to visit the show this past weekend and may have simply missed these pieces, but I did not see the Hasebe daito or the Suiryuken koshirae on display (both pictured in the catalog). Is the plan to exhibit these later in the show?

- Ray

uwe · November 3, 2009

Hi Ray,

just back from NY ( visited the exhibition two times ) "The Hasebe" was on display.....3rd room if I remember well

Uwe

b.hennick · November 3, 2009

My wife and I are heading to New York (New Jersey) as well to see the show. There is a symposium on Sunday Nov. 8. I will be taking notes and hope to publish them in the JSSUS Newsletter. (Sorry that I keep plugging the NL but it and the JSSUS are worthwhile and not expensive - http://www.jssus.org).

SOrry for the plug moderators

Grey Doffin · November 4, 2009

Uwe or anyone else who's seen the show,

How well were the swords lit? Were you able to see hada & hataraki or was the lighting poorly done? Should I take a flashlight?

Thanks, Grey

Gabriel L · November 4, 2009

The swords were lit well enough to see details. I found that to really make the hataraki stand out required stooping or kneeling a bit... but there's always a limit to what you can do with a museum display anyway.

uwe · November 4, 2009

Agree with Gabriel. The swords are lit very well.........with one or two exceptions. Unfortunately, it`s strictly not allowed to take any pics

Uwe

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