Keywords: Honami Kokan - Long Sword ("Katana") with Dark Brown Saya with Silver Dragons and Clouds - Walters 511226 - Detail Side B.jpg attributed to The gold inlay on this piece is attributed to Sadamune active 14th century by Honami Kokan active 1840s Sword 14th century; Gold Inlay 1840-1849 Muromachi; late Edo dark brown lacquer steel silver gold shakudo cm 72 1 l accession number 51 1226 31439 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Inscription sadamune; honami kokanoju tsukuru kore itoo masatoshi; Translation Attribution to Sadamune by Honami Kokan 1842-1854 ; Translation Made by Special order by Ito Masatoshi The Nature of Loyalty Japanese Warrior Prints of the Nineteenth Century The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1989 place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Mei kinpun Japanese swords and koshirae in the Walters Art Museum Nakago Honami Kokan Itô Masatoshi |