Detail
| Cultural Resources Category | Crafts |
|---|---|
| Cultural Properties Category | National Designation Tangible Cultural Properties (Crafts) |
| Title | Yamaganezukuri Kurourushi Hirumaki Odachi Nakami Mumei Sword (Oak Sword “Kashiwa Tachi”) |
| Designation Date | 1967/06/15 |
| Cities / Towns | Nikko |
| Owner / Manager | Nikko Futarasan Shrine |
| Description | Total length of the sword mounting is 194.5 cm, the length of the scabbard is 143.0 cm, the length of the hilt is 51.1 cm, the long diameter of the scabbard is 6.4 cm, the long diameter of the hilt collar is 5.8 cm. The Handguard: height 11.8 cm, width 11.5 cm, steel hanger mount (both hanger mounts) total height 8.4 cm, width of the heavy metal end cap of the scabbard 1.6 cm, hilt 1.3 cm Length 136.6 cm, curvature 4.6 cm, base width 3.8 cm, spearhead length 7.4 cm, base thickness 1.0 cm, length of the tang 54.4 cm, unsigned (Oak Sword “kashiwatachi”) Nanbokucho Period Both the sword fitting and scabbard are covered with thin leather and lacquered in black lacquer with unrefined copper hirumaki-wrapping. The scabbard has two steel hanger mounts, and a hoe-shaped rain cover is applied from the scabbard mouth to the tips of the second hanger mounts, but one part is missing. The scabbard is wide and the hilt is slightly narrow with a metal fitting (“sarude”) attached to the head. The sword guard is made of silver and copper with Mokko (Chaenomeles) shape. There are two spacers on each side with inome sukashi pattern on all four sides. The blade shape is shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, normal curvature, medium spearhead, and a maru-dome-type fuller on the front and back. The tang is long and slender with a ha-agari-kurijiri-style, a style of filing downward to the right (katte-sagari-yasuri), and two mekugi holes. This odachi sword is a rare example of an odachi sword that was popular in the Nanbokucho period together with Nemekirimaru. The Nemekirimaru Tachi, Kashiwa Tachi, and Seto Tachi are all sacred swords, and during the annual Yayoi Festival, the three Tachi are displayed on a bed of rawhide from a stag caught in the Mt. Nantai. |
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