Sword And Scabbard Gold Lacquered
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1891
name: label: Donor Name
content: Gen. Horace Capron
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "'The sword of the Tycoon.' Quote from Gen. Capron's Collection of Japanese works of Art. (In file "Japan"). 1/30/1970 Tachi mounted blade. Dated 1859. Signed 'Yasutsugu'. Made in Musashi province, probably 11th gen. Japanese Samurai Temporary Exhibit April - July, 1971." This sword/sheath has a sword-belt braid (sageo) for tying around the waist. Braid is illustrated on p. 21, top right, of _Making Kumihimo Japanese Interlaced Braids_ by Rodrick Owen; Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd., U.K.; 2004. Caption with illustration of sword-belt braid: "A pattern favoured by samurai was this kikko design. Kikko, a hexagonal pattern based on the shell of the tortoise, is seen as a symbol of long life. The white braid that can be seen bound around the hilt of the sword serves to provide a good grip for the hand when holding the sword."
label: Notes
content: Note: In the Edo Period of Japan, the word Taikun was used as a diplomatic title designating the Shogun of Japan in relations with foreign countries, as an attempt to convey that the shogun was more important than the Japanese Emperor. A modified version of this word appears in English as "tycoon".
label: Record Last Modified
content: 7 Jul 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 010972
label: USNM Number
content: E95471-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sword/Sheath