Blade for a Dagger (Tantō), Named “Meibutsu Mōri Tōshirō” 短刀（名物 毛利藤四郎）たんとう（めいぶつ もうりとうしろう）
Description
粟田口吉光は鎌倉時代に活躍した山城国の刀工である。通称を藤四郎といい、これは小板目(こいため)の美しい地鉄(じがね)に細直刃調の刃文(はもん)を焼き、護摩箸(ごまばし)と呼ばれる樋を彫っている。毛利輝元の愛刀で、輝元から家康へ贈られたとされ、のち池田光政が拝領し、明治14年に同家から皇室へ献上された。
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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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
March 30, 2026