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Hyogo gusari no tachi Style Sword Mounting, With scabbard decorated with birds/Known as “Uesugi Tachi”

群鳥文兵庫鎖太刀（国宝太刀銘一（号上杉太刀）の拵）

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

Fact Sheet

Designation: National Treasure (国宝)
Category: Swords & Armour
Period: Kamakura period, 13th century
Date: 1201–1300
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-177942

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Hyogo gusari no tachi Style Sword Mounting, With scabbard decorated with birds/Known as “Uesugi Tachi” 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-177942 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-177942
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: “Hyogo gusari no tachi Style Sword Mounting, With scabbard decorated with birds/Known as “Uesugi Tachi”（群鳥文兵庫鎖太刀（国宝太刀銘一（号上杉太刀）の拵））.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-177942. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/hyogo-gusari-no-tachi-style-sword-mounting-with-scabbard-decorated-with-birds-known-as/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

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