a short sword made by a master craftsman of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333); and a ceremonial dagger of the Imperial Government Railways from the Meiji Era (1868-1912). In total, 31 Japanese ...

At first glance, archaeologists suspected that it could be a parade saber—a type of ceremonial sword ... the object to be a type of Japanese short sword—known as a wakizashi—which had ...

Also on display is Nenekirimaru, a ceremonial long sword with a total length of more ... a special consultant for Japanese arms and armor at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York who served ...

The sword was pulled from the attic decades ago, but a recent ceremonial cleaning revealed it was a priceless heirloom from the 12th century.