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Dagger (tanto) with silver saya and tsuka (includes 51.1248.1-51.1248.5)

Sadakuni (Japanese, Japanese) (Artist)
Tsukuda Hideaki (Japanese, 1848-1918) (Artist)
Ca.1596 (Momoyama; Edo; Meiji; Taisho)
Silver, gold, steel, shakudo, copper alloy (sentoku)

Tsuba, fuchi: Bamboo Kashira: Plum bloosoms, bird (sparrow?) Saya: Autumn flowers, plum blossoms.

Inscription

Amida Buddha; [Transcription] Higo daijo Sadakuni; [Transcription] Hideaki horu; [Translation] Sadakuni, Lord of Higo province; [Translation] Engraved by Hideaki

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
9/1/1971 Examination examined for condition
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Geographies

Echizen (Place of Origin) Edo (Place of Origin)

Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall: 17 11/16 in. (45 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

51.1248

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