Two mounted swords

Blades are often remounted and the mounts are, as here, of a later date than the blade itself. The mounts of the longer sword a) are in the formal slung, tachi style. The smaller sword b) is mounted as a katana, carried thrust through the belt.

The gold lacquer scabbard is decorated in nashiji, sprinkled gold dust and a dragon amongst clouds in low relief. The striped black lacquer scabbard of sword b) has a dusting of shell. During a fight the suspension cords were used to hold back the sleeve.

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Online ID:	000-190-004-206-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 19th century a) 17th century b) 15th century
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Dimensions:	30.00" L 33.50" L 39.50" L
What:	Scabbard, tachi Sword Tachi / sword
Subject:	Weapons / swords and daggers Weapons / swords and daggers Weapons / swords and daggers
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Where:	Japan Japan Japan
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Description:	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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