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Cord-Wrapped Sword Mounting ("Itomaki no tachi") with Crests of Broadleaf Bamboo and Gentian Flowers

梨地笹龍膽車紋蒔絵糸巻太刀（重要文化財太刀福岡一文字貞真の拵）

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Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Swords & Armour
Period: Edo period
Date: 1601–1800
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-177945

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The grip and sheath of this sword mounting are wrapped with silk cords. This type of mounting was considered appropriate to wear during formal ceremonies. It was also used when presenting blades as sacred offerings to shrines and temples. This example belonged to a powerful samurai clan called the Arima, as indicated by the floral emblems on the sheath.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-177945 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-177945
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Credit as recorded: Gift of Meitokukai Foundation of the Mitani Clan of Izumo Province

Cite this page: “Cord-Wrapped Sword Mounting ("Itomaki no tachi") with Crests of Broadleaf Bamboo and Gentian Flowers（梨地笹龍膽車紋蒔絵糸巻太刀（重要文化財太刀福岡一文字貞真の拵））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-177945. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/cord-wrapped-sword-mounting-itomaki-no-tachi-with-crests-of-broadleaf-bamboo-and-gentian/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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