EditorialIron helmet, consisting of three with 2x8 nails, riveted to each other: a central strip, which is wider at the front and at the back than at the crown, two semi-circular side pieces. Square holes along the bottom edge 12 (4 x 3). Apparently to confirm ...
EditorialBlade for a Sword (Katana), dated 1526, Japanese, Steel, L. 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of blade edge 29 9/16 in. (75.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/32 in. (2.4 cm), Swords, Masazane was a swordsmith active in the late Muromachi period in Ise (in present-day Mi...
EditorialThe Swordsmith Munechika and the God of Inari, 1805, Katsushika Hokusai ?? ??, Japanese, 1760-1849, Japan, Color woodblock print, nagaban yoko-e surimono, 18.2 x 50.4 cm.
EditorialBlade for a Sword (Katana), dated 1526, Japanese, Steel, L. 36 1/8 in. (91.8 cm); L. of blade edge 29 9/16 in. (75.1 cm); D. of curvature 3/32 in. (2.4 cm), Swords, Masazane was a swordsmith active in the late Muromachi period in Ise (in present-day Mi...
EditorialSaber with Scabbard, blade possibly dated to A.H. 1191/A.D. 1777?78, Persian, Steel, wood, leather, ivory, gold, L. 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm); L. of blade 32 3/4 in. (83.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 12 oz. (784 g); Wt. of scabbard 15 oz. (420 g), Swords, This is a clas...