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Dagger (aikuchi) with dark brown lacquer saya with phoenix medalion (includes 51.1287.1-51.1287.2)

Japanese (Artist)
Takahashi Kiyotsugu (Japanese, died 1894) (Artist)
Ca.1360 (Nambokucho; late Edo; Meiji)
Steel, gold, silver, shakudo, mother-of-pearl, very dark brown lacquer, ray skin

Saya - Horses under cherry trees; phoenix; sparrow (suzume) mon. Menuki: cherry blossoms.

Inscription

[Signature] Shizu Saburo Kaneji; [Transcription] Togyokusai Kiyotsugu tsukuru kore; [Translation] Made by Togyokusai Kiyotsugu

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Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin) Japan, Tokyo (Place of Origin)

Edo (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931

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.

51.1288

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