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Dagger with Cherry Blossoms

Kawabe Masahide II (Japanese, 1750-1825) (Metalworker)
1821 (late Edo)
very dark brown lacquer, silver, gold, textile, steel
(Arms and Armor , Japan and Korea )

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

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.

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

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Japan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

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

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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51.1184

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