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Dagger with Seashells on the Sheath
1825-1875 (late Edo; Meiji; Muromachi)
steel, gold, dark brown lacquer, ray skin, sea shell, gilded copper, baleen, horn, copper alloy, wood, textile, leather
(Arms and Armor , Japan and Korea )
(Arms and Armor , Japan and Korea )
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Wakayama (Kii)
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Kawagoe (Place of Origin)
Measurements
11 7/16 in. (29.05 cm) (l.)
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1294
