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Important Cultural Property
Dagger (Tantō), Meibutsu Akita Tōshirō, Inscribed “Yoshimitsu”
短刀 銘吉光（名物秋田藤四郎）
At a glance — Metalwork · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.
Fact Sheet
- Designation
- Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
- Category
- Metalwork
- Date
- 1201–1300
- Held by
- Kyoto National Museum
- Location
- Higashiyama, Kyoto
- Catalogue ID
- cobas-168103
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Dagger (Tantō), Meibutsu Akita Tōshirō, Inscribed “Yoshimitsu” is a metalwork of Kamakura period, 13th century (1201–1300), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.
Record & Sources
- Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
- Catalogue ID: cobas-168103 (permanent)
- Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-168103
- Holder's collection: ColBase — Kyoto National Museum
- Photograph: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Cite this page: “Dagger (Tantō), Meibutsu Akita Tōshirō, Inscribed “Yoshimitsu”（短刀 銘吉光（名物秋田藤四郎））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-168103. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/dagger-tant-meibutsu-akita-t-shir-inscribed-yoshimitsu/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
- Genre: Metalwork
- Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
- Category: Applied arts:Arms and armor:Blades:Tantō|Applied arts:By media:Metalwork|Applied arts:By region:Japan
- 員数: 1口
- 分類: 金工
- 種別: 工芸:武器・武具:刀剣:短刀|工芸:素材別:金工|工芸:地域別:日本
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