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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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Intricate Japanese Sword Fittings and Ornaments, Japanese Art by Audsley, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Intricate Japanese Sword Fittings and Ornaments – Plate VI from Section VII
Description: This vibrant chromolithograph, Plate VI from Section VII of G.
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
Intricate Japanese Sword Guards – Heliograph from Audsley’s Japanese Art, 1884
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: Intricate Japanese Sword Guards (Tsuba) – Plate XI from Section VI of G.
Category
Antique 1880s Prints
Materials
Paper
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 knife guards and handles metal ornaments.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
$139 Sale Price
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Antique Edo Period Ko-Tosho Tsuba Japanese Sword Part Dated 1846
Located in New York, NY
A circular iron plate pierce-carved Tsuba with whistles in negative silhouette. Dated from first Edo period (1615-1868).
Weight: 121.7 Grams
Material: Bronze & Copper
Measurements: ...
Category
20th Century Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Japanese Edo Antique Samurai Tsuba Sword Hand Guard with Floral Flower Design
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautifully aged Tsuba - Japanese sword hand guard often circular, sometimes square, which emerged as an essential part of Japanese sword craftsmanship during the Heian ...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Antique Metal Japanese Tsuba Tosogu with Chinese Coins
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Thence by decent
A Tsuba is a Japanese sword mountings are the various housings and associated fittings (tosogu) that hold the blade of a Japanese sword when it is being worn or sto...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics
Materials
Metal, Bronze
