Katana: Signed ‘Nagasone Okisato Nyudo Kotetsu’ 刀　銘　長曽祢興里入道乕徹かたな　めい　ながそねおきさとにゅうどうこてつ

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本作は、彫りも裁断（せつだん）銘もない尋常な作域ながら、反り浅く、わずかに腰反（こしぞ）りがつく姿に、明るく冴えた互（ぐ）の目（め）を焼き、砂流（すなが）しの変化をみせる。茎（なかご）の銘には、「ハコトラ」と通称する虎の略体「乕」の文字が用いられている。

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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