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Sword (Katana), Signed "Bizen Sukemura

刀 折返銘備前助村
Sword (Katana), Signed "Bizen Sukemura (刀 折返銘備前助村)
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At a glance — Metalwork · Kamakura period · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Metalwork
Date
1185
Dimensions
Length73.1cm:Curvature2.2cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-3113

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Sword (Katana), Signed "Bizen Sukemura is a metalwork of Kamakura period (1185), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Sword (Katana), Signed "Bizen Sukemura（刀 折返銘備前助村）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-3113. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/sword-katana-signed-bizen-sukemura/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Metalwork
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Category: Applied arts:Arms and armor:Blades:Katana|Applied arts:By media:Metalwork|Applied arts:By region:Japan
  • Size: Length73.1cm:Curvature2.2cm
  • 員数: 1口
  • 分類: 金工
  • 種別: 工芸:武器・武具:刀剣:刀|工芸:素材別:金工|工芸:地域別:日本
  • 時代世紀: 鎌倉時代 前期
  • 法量: 刃長73.1cm:反り2.2cm

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