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Short Sword with Chrysanthemums on the Fittings

Narita Eizui (Japanese, active ca. 1800) (Metalworker)
Kiyoshige (Japanese) (Metalworker)
ca. 1800 (late Edo)
lacquer, silver, gold, copper alloy, wood
(Arms and Armor , Japan and Korea )

Inscription

[Signature] Ichigyokudo Eizui; [Transcription] Choshu ju Fujiwara Kiyoshige saku; [Translation] Made by Kiyoshige, of the Fujiwara clan, living in Choshu province

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.

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Japan, Yamaguchi (Choshu) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

21 5/16 in. (54.1 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.

51.1257

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