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==Description==

==Description==

The sword is a curved blade, likely forged in Japan and refitted to be wielded one-handed. The hilt, along with the pommel and scabbard, both in gilded black lacquer, are believed to have been produced in Ryûkyû. The blade itself lacks any inscription, but the pommel features a chrysanthemum design, and the two-character phrase ''taisei'' (大世), referring perhaps to King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]], whose divine name was Taisei-ô.

The sword is a curved blade, likely forged in [[Muromachi period]] Japan and refitted to be wielded as a one-handed cavalry weapon. The hilt, along with the pommel and scabbard, both in gilded black lacquer, are believed to have been produced in Ryûkyû. The blade itself lacks any inscription, but the pommel features a chrysanthemum design, and the two-character phrase ''taisei'' (大世), referring perhaps to King [[Sho Taikyu|Shô Taikyû]], whose divine name was Taisei-ô.

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==References==

==References==

*Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History, August 2013.

*Gallery labels, Naha City Museum of History, August 2013.

[[Category:Arms and Armor]]

[[Category:Arms and Armor]]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]

[[Category:Ryukyu]]

[[Category:Muromachi Period]]

[[Category:Muromachi Period]]