Kozuka blade with inlay of a branch of plum

Hamano Noriyuki I (Japanese, died 1789)
School: Hamano School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: steel; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: katakiri-bori

Dimensions Overall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5212b

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Noriyuki, with a kao
矩随（花押）

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.