Koshirae Decorated with Flute-Blowing Dragon[Fittings] Signed ‘Kozan Saku’ (Made by Kozan) [Tanto] Signed ‘Bishu Osafune Kiyomitsu’ / ‘Ten[sho] (...) nen (...) gatsu hi’ 竜拵（号笛吹竜） 銘 好山作短刀 銘 備州長船清光／天［正］□年□月日りゅうこしらえ（ごうふえふきりゅう）めい こうざんさく たんとう めい びしゅうおさふねきよみつ／てん しょう ねん がつひ
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年紀不詳ながら清光銘の入る室町時代末期から戦国時代頃の短刀に、明治・大正時代に京都で活躍した高瀬好山（たかせこうざん）（1869〜1934）による拵を誂（あつら）えたもの。拵本体は金工細工により竜笛（りゅうてき）を象（かたど）っている。笛の竹の地を銅で、樺巻にあたる部分を赤銅（しゃくどう）の黒で表す。これに自在置物の製法で精巧に製作された銀製の竜が巻き付く特異な形状で、その技巧を凝らした意匠から笛吹竜の号がある。拵の鐺（こじり）中央凹部に「好山」銘入り。池田家伝来との伝承がある。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
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