* Jiganemaru (治金丸) - a sword associated with the royal family of the Ryûkyû Kingdom. According to the ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', it was presented to King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] by [[Nakasone Toyomiya|Nakasone Tuyumya]] of [[Miyakojima]] in [[1522]]. The unsigned 15th century blade and the 17th century black [[lacquer]]ed furniture are believed to have been made in Japan; the hilt is wrapped in sharkskin, and the ''[[kozuka]]'' are decorated with designs of auspicious clouds. Today, held in the Naha City Museum of History.<ref>Naha City Museum of History, [http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/item1/2059 Digital Museum], 2015.</ref> | * Jiganemaru (治金丸) - a sword associated with the royal family of the Ryûkyû Kingdom. According to the ''[[Kyuyo|Kyûyô]]'', it was presented to King [[Sho Shin|Shô Shin]] by [[Nakasone Toyomiya|Nakasone Tuyumya]] of [[Miyakojima]] in [[1522]]. The unsigned 15th century blade and the 17th century black [[lacquer]]ed furniture are believed to have been made in Japan; the hilt is wrapped in sharkskin, and the ''[[kozuka]]'' are decorated with designs of auspicious clouds. Today, held in the Naha City Museum of History.<ref>Naha City Museum of History, [http://www.rekishi-archive.city.naha.okinawa.jp/archives/item1/2059 Digital Museum], 2015.</ref> |