Tachi
Awataguchi Omi-no-kami Tadatsuna
Category
Arms and armour
Date
1600 - 1700
Materials
Steel
Measurements
890 mm (Length)34 mm (W)
Place of origin
Osaka
Order this imageCollection
Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1328895
Summary
Sword; Tachi, signed Awataguchi Omi no Tadatsuna, a celebrated smith from Osaka in the 17th century, noted for his engraved designs on blades, this has the Buddhist divinity Fudo towards hilt. Small engraving on other side of blade. The blade is unmounted.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Makers and roles
Awataguchi Omi-no-kami Tadatsuna , swordsmith