"Katana" Mounting ("Uchigatana") 朱漆打刀（重要文化財 刀 伝長船元重の拵）しゅうるしのうちがたな（じゅうようぶんかざい かたな でんおさふねもとしげのこしらえ）
Description
This sword mounting reportedly belonged to Yūki Hideyasu (1574–1607), a samurai lord and the second son of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the military ruler of Japan. The scabbard is weatherproofed with multiple coats of vermilion lacquer. The hand guard depicts two oxen, strong and humble animals associated with spiritual enlightenment in Zen Buddhism.
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026