Cultural Properties of the Munakata Region
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Dagger, with Sheath, Dedicated to Munakata Teiichi-gu (Hetsu-gu) by Kuroda Mitsuyuki, Third Lord of Fukuoka Clan |
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17th Century |
| Description |
In commemoration of the completion of construction of the Hetsu-miya compound, this dagger was dedicated by Kuroda Mitsuyuki in 1685 along with a framed picture of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets (page 52). Discovered by coincidence under the floor in 1970, during deconstruction and repairs of the same main hall.
With Signature of Minamoto-no-Nobukuni Yoshisada, Inhabitant of Chikuzen Province. |
| volume / scale / area |
Blade: L.54.4cm; Overall L.(86.0)cm (With Sheath) |
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Munakata Shrine Collection |
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