- Titles Halbard (Naginata) with Sheath (Descriptive)
- Artist Hosokawa Masayoshi, Japan, active late 18th/early 19th century
- Medium steel, wood and lacquer
- Dimensions custom cover: 42 x 2 x 1 in. (106.7 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)
- Credit Line Museum purchase in memory of William M. Spencer III (1920-2010), 2017.3a-b
- Work Type halbard with sheath
- Classification Weapons and Ammunition
- Signature Hosokawa Masayoshi
- Marks Pending identification
- Inscription Pending identification
- Provenance Ray Deadman Collection, Birmingham, Alabama [see note 1]; purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, 2017
1. In 1992, 2017.3a-b was placed on loan to the Birmingham Museum of Art.