Swords of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor from Northwest CollectionsPatricia Grieve Watkinson |
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18th century Actor print alloy Andrews Ladd Collection armor artists benizuri-e court Courtesy of Merlin Courtesy of R. E. Dailey daimyō daishō daishō pair DAITŌ Echizen province Edo period Eugene Fuller Memorial family crest forging Fuchi Fuller Memorial Collection Gotō school Handle 9.5 cm helmet Higo Hilt of ray Iron openwork Itame-hada grain Japan Japanese Prints Japanese sword Kamakura kashira katana KATSUKAWA KATSUKAWA SHUNSHŌ kōgai Kotō blade Kyōto Laminated carbon steel low relief Maru-gata shape Mary Andrews Ladd menuki metal military motif Muromachi period Museum of Art One-hole tang polished Portland Art Museum Private collection province R. E. Lewis ray skin samurai class samurai sword scabbard Seattle Art Museum shakudō shinshintō Shinto blade Shirazaya resting scabbard shōgun shōgunate Signed silk cord silver style Suguha tempered line surimono sword blade sword fittings sword guards swordsmiths tachi tantō Tokugawa triptych TSUBA Unsigned UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI wakizashi weapons Woodblock print nishiki-e worn yakiba Yamashiro province