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What is a Japanese sword called?
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What a Japanese sword is called depends on its length. A short sword is a wakizashi, which means "side arm." The longer, more well-known sword is the katana. Samurai carried both types of swords. The pair is known as a daisho, which translates to "big and small." Shop a variety of Japanese swords on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Pl. 10 Antique Print of Japanese Sword & Knife and Handles, Racinet, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Japanese - Japonais - Japonesisch'. Chromolithograph of Japanese sword and
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Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Tsuba Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Tsuba Pendant in antique silver toned metal. A tsuba is the hand guard of a Japanese sword
Category
Vintage 1960s American Pendant Necklaces
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Japanese Jewelry Box, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Jewelry box Japan 1890/1900 decorated with a hundred Menukis in embossed brass and inlays measuring
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Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Japanese Antique Katana Tansu / Paper Pasted Drawer / Meiji Period WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old box for storing Japanese swords called "Katana Tansu".
It seems to be around the
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Japanese Leather Kendo Mask c.1920 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
” (Japanese swords) in combat. The samurai thereby acquired a distinctive appreciation of the “principles of
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Georges Mohasseb Kissaki Lights
By Georges Mohasseb
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Kissaki light fixture by Georges Mohasseb, inspired by the tip of the Japanese sword, is a
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2010s Asian Chandeliers and Pendants
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Brass
