Katana: Signed ‘Ecchu no Kami Fujiwara Takahira’ / ‘Genna Hachi-nen Go-gatsu Hi’ 刀　銘　越中守藤原高平／元和八年五月日かたな　めい　えっちゅうのかみふじわらたかひら／げんなはちねんごがつひ

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高平は、桃山時代から江戸時代初期に加賀（現在の石川県の一部）の地で活躍した刀工。地鉄はよく鍛えられ板目肌を示し、刃文はゆるやかな曲線（互の目）を描き、鎬近くまで匂沸があらわれている。拵は、黒呂色の漆地に、波文様の金の蒔絵を施した鞘、白鮫の皮の上に卯之花でジャバラ状に組み上げた柄、鐔は、宇治川先陣之図が彫り込まれている。

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　The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. 　JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).

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January 9, 2026