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Saw

鋸
Saw (鋸)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Art Object · Nara period, 8th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Art Objects
Date
701–800
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-117785

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This crosscut saw has teeth that splay out slightly to the sides. It is uncertain whether this saw was meant for practical or ritual use. Together with one of the sickles in the collection (N-142), it is one of the oldest tools of its kind to be passed down to the present day.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Saw（鋸）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-117785. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/saw/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Genre: Collection of Hōryūji Treasures
  • Material: Iron with wood handle
  • 員数: 1挺
  • 分類: 法隆寺宝物
  • 品質形状: 鉄製木柄
  • 法量: 全長64.7 柄長37.5

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