Aikuchi, with bamboo scabbard and wide metal fittings, with kōgai and kozuka
| Accession Nr.: | 3466.1-4 |
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| Type: | weapons and armament; metalwork |
| Date of production: |
19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era |
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| Materials/Techniques: | steel, bronze, silver, bamboo; damask blade (?) |
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| Dimensions: | length: 34.5 cm |
Smaller blades and hairpins (kozuka and kōgai) with similarly ornamented handles and carried in a slot cut in the scabbard had their own place on either side of the handle. Source: Fajcsák Györgyi (ed.): Japán vörös és fekete. Hagyományos japán viselet és kortárs magyar ékszerek / Japanese 'Rouge et Noir'. Traditional Japanese Wear and Traditional Hungarian Jewellery. Budapest, Iparművészeti Múzeum, 2013.
