Dagger with Cherry Blossoms

Provenance Inscription Credit

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

Inscriptions [Transcription] Amahide/Bunsei shi; [Translation] Amahide/Bunsei 4 (1821)

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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1821 (late Edo)

very dark brown lacquer, silver, gold, textile, steel
(Arms & Armor)

51.1184

tanto: 11 7/16 in. (29.1 cm) (l.)