Dagger (aikuchi) with salamanders and ants crawling over rotting wood (includes 51.1169.1-51.1169.2)
1796-1847 (Edo-Muromachi)
Lacquer, steel, shibuichi, gold
Dagger (aikuchi) with salamanders and ants crawling over rotting wood.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
Geographies
Sagami
(Place of Origin)
Edo (Place of Origin)
Measurements
15 3/4 in. (40 cm) (l.) mounted aikuchi
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1169