MAKE A MEME View Large Image Bizen School - Short Sword Blade ("Wakizashi") - Walters 5112161.jpg This Bizen style blade was cut down and remounted in the later 19th century It was likely made by Kaytayama Ichimonji and shows stylistic qualities indicative of Bizen-den ...
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Keywords: Bizen School - Short Sword Blade ("Wakizashi") - Walters 5112161.jpg This Bizen style blade was cut down and remounted in the later 19th century It was likely made by Kaytayama Ichimonji and shows stylistic qualities indicative of Bizen-den work being done in Bitchu Province around 1300 ca 1300 Kamakura steel cm 38 4 accession number 51 1216 1 36168 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Bitchu Japan Walters Art Museum license Japanese swords and koshirae in the Walters Art Museum Wakizashi Bizen School
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