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Dagger Depicting Tamatori Retrieving the Sacred Jewel from the Sea
1854 (Nambokucho-late Edo)
steel, gold, copper, copper alloy, silver alloy, wood, textile, shakudo, shibuichi, sentoku (?)
(Arms and Armor , Japan and Korea )
(Arms and Armor , Japan and Korea )
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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, Tokyo
(Place of Origin)
Japan, Aichi (Owari Province) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
mounted blade: 10 in. (25.4 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.
51.1204
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