made in Japan

Sword blade points

Clay is smeared over the edge of the blade before the final forging. Afterwards the clay is removed and the haemon, cloud pattern is revealed.

The haemon, cloud pattern can be seen on the topmost of these blade points, ref a).

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Online ID:	000-190-004-117-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1956.634
Date:	15th century 17th century 1828 19th century a)17th century b)15th century c)1828
Material:
Dimensions:	30.00" L 33.50" L 36.00" L 39.50" L
What:	Scabbard, tachi Sword Sword Tachi / sword
Subject:	Weapons / swords and daggers Weapons / swords and daggers Weapons / swords and daggers Weapons / swords and daggers
Who:
Where:	Japan Japan Japan Japan
Event:
Description:	Sword, with curved steel blade half double-edged, and a shark skin hilt with bronze mounts chased with sea-dragons: Japan, 1828 Tachi or sword, with curved pointed tempered single-edged steel blade, a ray-skin hilt bound with silk cords, two gilt memuki, and a tsuba of dark alloy: Japan, 17th century Tachi scabbard of wood, decorated with a dragon on nashi-ji lacquer, dark alloy mounts, and flat silk suspension cords: Japan, 19th century Sword, with a curved single-edged steel blade, an ornamental guard, and a fish-skin hilt wrapped with black silk cord: Japan, 15th century
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