Blade for a Dagger ("Tantō"), Named "Atsushi Tōshirō”

短刀（名物厚藤四郎）

At a glance — Swords & Armour · Kamakura period, 13th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated National Treasure of Japan · Awataguchi Yoshimitsu.

Fact Sheet

Designation: National Treasure (国宝)
Category: Swords & Armour
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Creator: Awataguchi Yoshimitsu (粟田口吉光、藤四郎吉光)
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-77568

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Blade for a Dagger ("Tantō"), Named "Atsushi Tōshirō” is a swords & armour of Kamakura period, 13th century (1201–1300), held by the Tokyo National Museum and designated a National Treasure (国宝) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Designation: National Treasure (国宝), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-77568 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-77568
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence

Cite this page: “Blade for a Dagger ("Tantō"), Named "Atsushi Tōshirō”（短刀（名物厚藤四郎））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-77568. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/blade-for-a-dagger-tant-named-atsushi-t-shir/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Cultural property designation: National Treasure
Genre: Arms & Armor
Category: Applied arts:Arms and armor:Blades:Tantō
員数: 1口
分類: 刀剣
種別: 工芸:武器・武具:刀剣:短刀
銘文等: 銘吉光

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