Blades and Mountings for a Pair of Swords (Daishō)

Sukemitsu of Bizen · sword (katana) blade, dated 1440; short sword (wakizashi) blade, 15th century; mountings, late 18th century

Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), gold, copper, rayskin, silk

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