Sword and scabbard

Museum number:
9-9438a-c
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
Short sword with skewer, scabbard: a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt with black lacquer; silk cords; gold sheeting guard; length 35 cm; b) skewer: steel with leaf design, gold leafing; length 16.8 cm; c) scabbard: brown lacquered wood, black cord; 25 cm
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Scabbards
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword and scabbard, accession number 9-9438a-c, described as Short sword with skewer, scabbard: a) short sword with steel blade, wood hilt with black lacquer; silk cords; gold sheeting guard; length 35 cm; b) skewer: steel with leaf design, gold leafing; length 16.8 cm; c) scabbard: brown lacquered wood, black cord; 25 cm

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