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Japanese sword
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A Japanese sword is one of several types of traditionally made swords from Japan. Bronze swords were made as early as the Yayoi period, though most people generally refer to the curved blades made fro
Japanese swords. Two tachi with full mountings (middle and bottom right), a sword with a Shirasaya-style tsuka (top right), a wakizashi (top left), an
Japanese swords. Two tachi with full mountings (middle and bottom right), a sword with a Shirasaya-style tsuka (top right), a wakizashi (top left), and various tsuba (bottom left).
Sword fittings. Tsuba (top left) and fuchigashira (top right) made by Ishiguro Masayoshi in the 18th or 19th century. Kogai (middle) and kozuka (botto
Sword fittings. Tsuba (top left) and fuchigashira (top right) made by Ishiguro Masayoshi in the 18th or 19th century. Kogai (middle) and kozuka (bottom) made by Yanagawa Naomasa in the 18th century, Edo period. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum.
Example of the signature (mei) and date chiseled on a wakizashi. It is inscribed that Koyama Sōbei Munetsugu forged the sword in August Kōka 2 (1845 C
Example of the signature (mei) and date chiseled on a wakizashi. It is inscribed that Koyama Sōbei Munetsugu forged the sword in August Kōka 2 (1845 CE) and Shōji Zenbei Nobutatsu engraved the blade horimono. Edo period
Two antique koshirae, katana (top), wakizashi (bottom), in the form of a daishō (matched set). 19th century, Edo period. Tokyo National Museum.
Two antique koshirae, katana (top), wakizashi (bottom), in the form of a daishō (matched set). 19th century, Edo period. Tokyo National Museum.
Ōdachi
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An ōdachi or nodachi is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The Chinese equivalent of this type of sword in terms of weight and length is the miaodao
Japanese sword
…differ by size, shape, field of application, and method of manufacture. Some of the more commonly known types of Japanese swords are the katana, tachi, ōdachi, wakizashi, and tantō. The word katana was used in ancient Japan and is still used today, whereas the old usage of the word nihontō is found in the…
An ōdachi forged by Sadaie, 14th century, Nanboku-chō period, Important sword
An ōdachi forged by Sadaie, 14th century, Nanboku-chō period, Important sword
Magara Naotaka, a retainer of the Asakura clan in the Battle of Anegawa. He was famous as a master of a ōdachi named Taro tachi (太郎太刀) with a length o
Magara Naotaka, a retainer of the Asakura clan in the Battle of Anegawa. He was famous as a master of a ōdachi named Taro tachi (太郎太刀) with a length of blade of 7 shaku 3 sun (approx. 221 cm (87 in) or the whole length of 9 shaku 5 sun (approx. 288 cm (113 in)).
Edo period ukiyo-e shows an ōdachi worn on the back of a samurai.
Edo period ukiyo-e shows an ōdachi worn on the back of a samurai.
A sheathed ōdachi
A sheathed ōdachi