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Cord-Wrapped Sword Mounting ("Itomaki no Tachi")

梨地糸巻太刀（国宝 太刀 伯耆安綱（名物 童子切安綱）の拵）
Cord-Wrapped Sword Mounting ("Itomaki no Tachi") (梨地糸巻太刀（国宝 太刀 伯耆安綱（名物 童子切安綱）の拵）)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Swords & Armour · Edo period, 17th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
National Treasure (国宝)
Date
1601–1700
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-178037

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This sword mounting (grip, guard, and scabbard) was custom-made for the blade displayed to the left. It features a black-lacquer coating accented with tiny gold emblems depicting paulownia leaves. This design suggests the mounting was commissioned by an elite samurai clan in the early 1600s after they acquired the blade.

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

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Cite this page: “Cord-Wrapped Sword Mounting ("Itomaki no Tachi")（梨地糸巻太刀（国宝 太刀 伯耆安綱（名物 童子切安綱）の拵））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-178037. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/cord-wrapped-sword-mounting-itomaki-no-tachi/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: National Treasure
  • Genre: Arms & Armor
  • Material: Lacquered wood with ground of metal flakes ([nashiji])
  • 員数: 1口
  • 分類: 刀剣

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