Sword and scabbard

Museum number:
9-9442a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt; black lacquer; unicorn ( Kirin) ornament; 1. 48.8cm b) scabbard of black lacquered wood; 1. 38.7cm.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Scabbards
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 9-9442a,b, described as a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt; black lacquer; unicorn ( Kirin) ornament; 1. 48.8cm b) scabbard of black lacquered wood; 1. 38.7cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 9-9442a,b, described as a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt; black lacquer; unicorn ( Kirin) ornament; 1. 48.8cm b) scabbard of black lacquered wood; 1. 38.7cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 9-9442a,b, described as a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt; black lacquer; unicorn ( Kirin) ornament; 1. 48.8cm b) scabbard of black lacquered wood; 1. 38.7cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 9-9442a,b, described as a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt; black lacquer; unicorn ( Kirin) ornament; 1. 48.8cm b) scabbard of black lacquered wood; 1. 38.7cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 9-9442a,b, described as a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt; black lacquer; unicorn ( Kirin) ornament; 1. 48.8cm b) scabbard of black lacquered wood; 1. 38.7cm.

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