Scissors

Museum number:
9-14902
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3377
Description:
Scissors: flower arranging scissors, hand-forged steel; handles are curving, wide and open, blades are hollowed-out. Japanese characters for manufacturer on each blade. Length: 19.2cm. Context: used in flower arranging to cut stems. In Japan, flower arranging is both a male profession (teaching) and a craft for women.
Donor:
Evelyn B. Loring
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1978
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Scissors, accession number 9-14902, described as Scissors: flower arranging scissors, hand-forged steel; handles are curving, wide and open, blades are hollowed-out. Japanese characters for manufacturer on each blade. Length: 19.2cm. Context: used in flower arranging to cut stems. In Japan, flower arranging is both a male profession (teaching) and a craft for women.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Scissors, accession number 9-14902, described as Scissors: flower arranging scissors, hand-forged steel; handles are curving, wide and open, blades are hollowed-out. Japanese characters for manufacturer on each blade. Length: 19.2cm. Context: used in flower arranging to cut stems. In Japan, flower arranging is both a male profession (teaching) and a craft for women.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scissors, accession number 9-14902, described as Scissors: flower arranging scissors, hand-forged steel; handles are curving, wide and open, blades are hollowed-out. Japanese characters for manufacturer on each blade. Length: 19.2cm. Context: used in flower arranging to cut stems. In Japan, flower arranging is both a male profession (teaching) and a craft for women.

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