Tantō (Dagger) Inscription: “Sa / Chikushū jū

短刀銘左／筑州住

At a glance — Metalwork · Nanbokuchō period, 14th 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
Period: Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Date: 1301–1400
Held by: Kyoto National Museum
Location: Higashiyama, Kyoto
Catalogue ID: cobas-168109

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Tantō (Dagger) Inscription: “Sa / Chikushū jū is a metalwork of Nanbokuchō period, 14th century (1301–1400), 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-168109 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-168109
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: “Tantō (Dagger) Inscription: “Sa / Chikushū jū（短刀銘左／筑州住）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-168109. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/tant-dagger-inscription-sa-chikush-j/ — 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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